Context:
The World Health Organization (WHO) has resumed negotiations to finalise the operational provisions of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, following the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The treaty seeks to strengthen global coordination, equitable access to vaccines, and timely sharing of pathogens to improve preparedness for future pandemics.
Explanation:
- The WHO Pandemic Agreement is an international treaty adopted by WHO Member States (2025) to improve pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR).
- It emerged from lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed gaps in global surveillance, coordination, and equitable access to vaccines and medicines.
- The Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) System provides for rapid sharing of pathogen samples and genetic data while ensuring equitable access to vaccines, diagnostics, therapeutics, and medical technologies.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) is the UN’s specialized agency for global public health.
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a severe viral haemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebolavirus, with outbreaks occurring mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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