First steps in reforming global health emergency rules agreed at WHO meeting #PandemicTreaty reuters.com/business/healt…
The amendments, once confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO) assembly, are one of a handful of concrete outcomes from a meeting seen as a once-in-a-generation chance for the U.N. health agency to strengthen its role following some 15 million deaths during the COVID-19
The reform sought by Washington and backed by others like Japan and the European Union is a first step in a broader reform of the IHR, which set out countries' legal obligations around disease outbreaks, expected to take up to two years.
African countries and others voiced opposition to the approach but three diplomatic sources said this was overcome through changes to the proposal's wording. A compromise was reached in the corridors last night where more equal access was guaranteed to African countries.
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