Members of the World Health Organization reached an agreement to prepare the world for future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations, the organization said early on Wednesday.
The legally binding pact is intended to shore up the world’s defenses against new pathogens after the COVID-19 pandemic killed millions of people in 2020-22.
The proposal outlines measures to prevent future pandemics and strengthen global collaboration. This includes establishing a pathogen access and benefit sharing system and building geographically diverse research capacities among others.
