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WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex
Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have progressed work on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, a key part of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, and today agreed additional time was needed to finalize the…
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Member States of the World Health Organization met in Geneva to advance the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex of the WHO Pandemic Agreement. The sixth Intergovernmental Working Group session concluded that more time is required to finalize the framework, and the group will continue negotiating under Resolution WHA78.1. The IGWG’s outcome will be presented to the Seventy‑ninth World Health Assembly later this month and, if needed, to the next Assembly in May 2027 or an earlier special session in 2026. The Director‑General urged continued urgency, noting that the next pandemic is a matter of timing, not probability.
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