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Trump must resist WHO’s pandemic power-grab
Rather than push for new WHO leadership, the Biden administration voted to allow Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ...
Editorial: With WHO Pandemic Agreement, global cooperation needed to raise its efficacy
Member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted an agreement at a general meeting that sets forth a response ...
Preventing the next pandemic: One Health researcher calls for urgent action
According to a 2022 World Bank estimate, preventing a pandemic would cost approximately US$11 billion per year, while managing a pandemic can run up to US$31 billion annually. So the investment return ...
WHO adopts a ‘pandemic agreement’ after the chaos of COVID
The World Health Organization's member countries have approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to ...
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World-First Global Pandemic Pact ‘Victory for Public Health’
The first Pandemic Agreement in the world was formally adopted by consensus by the Member States of the World Health ...
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WHO: New Pandemic Treaty a Landmark, but Flawed
World Health Organization (WHO) member countries adopted a new treaty on May 20, 2025, to improve international coordination ...
WHO chief urges countries to adopt pandemic agreement
The head of the World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to adopt this week the Pandemic Agreement, aimed at preventing a repeat of the COVID-19 crisis.
WHO is finalizing a new treaty that prepares for the next pandemic − but the US isn’t signing
The Conversation asked Nicole Hassoun, a professor at Binghamton University and executive director of Global Health Impact, ...
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Africa: Preventing the Next Pandemic - One Health Researcher Calls for Urgent Action
The world is facing daunting health challenges with the rise of zoonotic diseases - infections that are transmissible from animals to humans. These diseases - which include Ebola, avian flu, COVID-19 ...