A ninth and final round of talks involving governments, advocacy groups and others to finalize a “pandemic treaty” is scheduled to end Friday. The accord's aim: guidelines for how the WHO's 194 member countries might stop future pandemics and better share scarce resources. WHO’s countries asked the U.N. health agency to oversee talks for a pandemic agreement in 2021. “This pandemic treaty is a very high-minded pursuit, but it doesn’t take political realities into account,” said Sara Davies, a professor of international relations at Griffith University in Australia. Some countries appear to be moving on their own to ensure cooperation from others in the next pandemic.

Source: ABC News May 10, 2024 05:30 UTC