Jolted by Ebola, countries try again to finish pandemic treaty

Jolted by Ebola, countries try again to finish pandemic treaty

Wealthy countries and developing nations are at loggerheads in talks at the World Health Organization's headquarters over how the pandemic agreement, adopted last year, will work in practice. Though the treaty was agreed in May 2025, how its key mechanism would operate was left out to get the deal over the line. The agreement's Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system deals with sharing access to pathogens with pandemic potential, then …

Jolted By Ebola, Countries Try Again To Finish Pandemic Treaty

WHO Resumes Pandemic Treaty Talks Amid Ebola Concerns - THE DESTINATION

NEW YORK: (News Desk) – Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched another effort to finalize the unfinished section of the global pandemic treaty, with the recent Ebola outbreak adding fresh urgency to the negotiations. Countries are divided over the practical implementation of the pandemic agreement, with developed and developing nations holding […] The post WHO Resumes Pandemic Treaty Talks Amid Ebola Concerns appeared…