Image: Pierre Albouy, WHO
Former world leaders warn that negotiations have stalled amid competing global crises
Health advocates and former political leaders have warned that efforts to agree a pandemic accord to manage future outbreaks more equitably are losing steam and need urgent support.
World leaders are expected to adopt a pandemic accord at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, in May. But in an open letter dated 30 January, representatives from various organisations, including former world leaders, say there are “worrying signs” of a stalemate.
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