The WHO Pandemic Agreement
The WHO Pandemic Agreement is a proposed international accord currently under negotiation by the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO). Initiated in 2021, this agreement seeks to rectify the shortcomings in global cooperation and capacity exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic showed that no country is immune to the impacts of a global pandemic. The pandemic affected every human being on Earth, causing over 7 million reported deaths and approximately 28.5 million excess deaths, with far-reaching secondary health effects. The estimated cumulative global cost exceeds USD $24 trillion. Existing pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response mechanisms have proven to be slow and ineffective.
The existing global public health architecture lacks adequate surveillance and early warning systems, financing, equity safeguards, and investment in vaccine development and other technologies necessary for rapid manufacturing. It also lacks the independent monitoring and accountability mechanisms needed for countries to comply with the International Health Regulations.
Our efforts focus on promoting equity and accountability within the framework to establish a more coordinated and fair global response to future health crises.
The AHF Global Public Health Institute, in collaboration with the University of Miami Public Health Policy Lab, has been actively advocating for a robust and effective WHO Pandemic Agreement.
By developing evidence, engaging in targeted advocacy, and maintaining an uncompromising commitment to equity, we aim to ensure that all countries, regardless of economic status, can safeguard their populations against pandemics.
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México y AHF acuerdan colaborar en salud pública global
El Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP) y la AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), han firmado un convenio para colaborar en materia de salud pública global con especial énfasis en Latinoamérica
Move Pandemic Talks Out of Geneva for True Equity, says AHF
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) calls for relocating the ongoing Pandemic Agreement negotiations out of Geneva, Switzerland. Citing concerns over transparency, accessibility, and inclusiveness, AHF advocates for a more globally inclusive
Consagrar a desigualdade é imoral: vote não no acordo sobre pandemia, diz AHF
À medida que a fase final das negociações do acordo sobre pandemia da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) se aproxima da conclusão, a AIDS Healthcare Foundation expressa grandes preocupações sobre
Consagrar la desigualdad es inmoral: vote no al acuerdo sobre la pandemia, dice AHF
A medida que se acerca la conclusión de la fase final de las negociaciones sobre el World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement (Acuerdo sobre Pandemias de la Organización Mundial de
Enshrining Inequity is Immoral: Vote No on the Pandemic Agreement, says AHF
As the final stage of negotiations of the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement nears conclusion, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation voices major concerns about the latest Proposal for the Agreement.
El Acuerdo Pandémico es 20% Equidad en Salud y 80% Inequidad, Dice AHF
Con las negociaciones del Acuerdo Pandémico programadas para reanudarse mañana en un último esfuerzo para encontrar consenso antes de la fecha límite a finales de mayo, la Aids Healthcare Foundation