WHO publishes zero-draft of pandemic treaty: Equity, IPR take centre stage
Many believe draft unlikely to survive in current form due to Big Pharma, particularly in EU
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Many believe draft unlikely to survive in current form due to Big Pharma, particularly in EU
LONDON/GENEVA — Governments may have to reserve drugs and vaccines for the World Health Organisation to distribute in poorer countries to avoid a repeat of the "catastrophic failure" during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an early draft of a global pandemic agreement. One of the most concrete proposals in the draft accord reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday (Feb 1) includes...
Governments may have to reserve drugs and vaccines for the World Health Organization to distribute in poorer countries to avoid a repeat of the 'catastrophic failure' during COVID-19, according to an early draft of a global pandemic agreement.
Citing the "catastrophic failure" of its COVID-19 response, the World Health Organization (WHO) has begun drafting a new global pandemic agreement.
By Jennifer Rigby and Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) -Governments may have to reserve drugs and vaccines for the World Health Organi...