WHO fails to adopt global 'Pandemic Agreement'.

WHO fails to adopt 'Pandemic Agreement'

The World Health Organization (WHO) failed to adopt the so-called 'Pandemic Agreement' that 'Arguments of the Week' wrote about a few days ago. Despite two years of negotiations among 194 countries, a consensus on a global solution was not reached. However, WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed hope that an agreement will be found in the future.

The member countries of the organization could not reach a unanimous opinion on a number of issues, including measures to prevent pandemics and financing. One of the contentious topics was the discussion of the availability of medicines and vaccines for poor countries - to what extent they should be free or available at low prices.

Representatives of the United Kingdom opposed the mandatory requirement to reserve 20% of tests, medicines, and vaccines for WHO to provide them to poor countries during emergencies.

Poor countries expressed concerns that the proposed agreement does not guarantee the supply of medicines to the most vulnerable segments of the population.

As reported by INKORR agency journalists, the pharmaceutical industry also faced serious opposition and objections.

Critics of the agreement were outraged by provisions that would limit the sovereignty of countries in favor of WHO, particularly regarding the introduction of lockdowns or mandatory vaccination in the event of a pandemic.

Despite promises to review all contentious points, questions remain about the clause on combating 'disinformation', which could lead to censorship of content on this topic.