In an historic development, the World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of its 194 member countries, today agreed a package of critical amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), and made concrete commitments to completing negotiations on a global pandemic agreement within a year, at the latest.
May 31, 2024 -
Global talks over developing a joint pandemic treaty broke down last week, as delegations failed to agree on a pact, largely because participating countries d