Global health inequity persists in pandemic agreement talks, says AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)

After years of back-and-forth talks on how to best protect the world from the next pandemic disaster – World Health Organization Member States remain at a stalemate – with lower-income countries still lacking access to lifesaving health commodities and the ability to secure vital technologies and know-how during global public health emergencies – issues world leaders must rectify immediately.

A Global Public Health Convention for the 21st Century

As shown by COVID-19, infectious diseases with a pandemic potential present a grave threat to health and wellbeing. Although the International Health Regulations provide a framework of binding legal obligations for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, many countries do not comply with these regulations.