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Slovakia to Challenge Adoption of 'Critical' Global Pandemic Agreement

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico instructed the Slovak delegate to call for a vote and reject the WHO pandemic accord on Monday evening at the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Fico and his coalition party Smer-SD opposed the accord because they claim it infringes on Slovakia's sovereignty and human rights, while other coalition parties, the president, scientists, and opposition supported the agreement.
The accord, developed over three years, aims to enhance international cooperation on pandemic preparedness and ensures equitable global access to pandemic-related drugs, vaccines, and therapies.
The accord passed with 124 votes in favor, zero against, and eleven abstentions including Slovakia, with President Pellegrini stating it risks Slovakia's international reputation to reject it for domestic political reasons.
Slovakia's rejection highlights internal political divisions and could limit the country's access to diagnostics and treatments while the accord moves forward as a potential milestone for global health governance.

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Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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WHO: Pandemic? Not in Slovakia.

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EURACTIV

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Slovak government under fire for its stance on WHO pandemic accord

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5 days ago·Brussels, Belgium

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The Straits Times

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Slovakia to challenge adoption of 'critical' global pandemic agreement

GENEVA - Slovakia's COVID-19 vaccine sceptic prime minister said on Monday that his country would challenge the adoption of a potentially groundbreaking global treaty on improving pandemic preparedness by calling for a vote at the World Health Assembly. Read more at straitstimes.com.

5 days ago·Singapore

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www.sme.sk

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We Are Closing the Way to Better Health Protection. According to the President, We Are Unnecessarily Risking Slovakia's Reputation

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Slovak Argument over Pandemic. Minister Disagrees with Fico that WHO Agreement Threatens Sovereignty

Slovak Health Minister Kamil Šaško has denied Prime Minister Robert Fico's claim that the World Health Organization's (WHO) pandemic agreement on joint action to address pandemics threatens the sovereignty of individual countries. Delegates from WHO member states approved the agreement today, with Slovakia abstaining in Monday's vote by the World Health Assembly committee. The Slovak government's dissenting position was enforced by Fico's Směr-S…

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