WHA Member States Must Ratify Enforceable Pandemic Accord, Says AHF
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Monday, May 22, 2023
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With the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly underway in Geneva, AIDS Healthcare Foundation reiterates that the world desperately still needs an enforceable pandemic accord that ensures pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response – a mechanism grounded in transparency, accountability, and cooperation.
Key Points:
- With the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly underway in Geneva, AIDS Healthcare Foundation reiterates that the world desperately still needs an enforceable pandemic accord that ensures pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response – a mechanism grounded in transparency, accountability, and cooperation.
- “This is the third World Health Assembly since the start of COVID-19, and we’re hearing the same old song and dance – WHA Member States are not willing to do what is necessary , including thwarting pharma greed, to adequately protect their and the world’s citizens from future pandemics,” said AHF President Michael Weinstein.
- “We urge the 194 Member States, particularly wealthy countries, to negotiate and agree on a pandemic accord that serves all countries and works to ensure transparency, accountability, and cooperation.
- Like aviation, commerce, and atomic energy – global public health needs its own widely accepted standard during public health emergencies.