Pandemic Agreement Negotiator Warns Against Losing Momentum

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A lead negotiator for the WHO Pandemic Agreement warns that prolonged negotiations could jeopardize the entire process due to potential loss of expert engagement. This underscores the urgency to conclude pandemic-related public health agreements to sustain global health diplomacy momentum.

As countries continue negotiating the unfinished WHO Pandemic Agreement, one of the original accord’s architects warns that delays could put the process itself at risk. “I think it’s quite risky to have a too-long negotiation because that means that we will lose diplomats and public health experts who were involved at the very beginning,” said […]