WHO warns that the global pandemic pact is in danger of disintegrating.
WHO warns that the global pandemic pact is in danger of disintegrating. The agreement, which aims to stop another health disaster, is gaining less traction as a result of "lies and conspiracy theories." Source theguardian.com AFP in Geneva on January 22, 2024, at 20.02 UTC Infighting and misinformation could cause plans for a worldwide pandemic preparedness agreement to collapse, the head of the World Health Organisation said, adding that future generations "may not forgive us." Startled by the Covid-19 outbreak, the 194 member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) made the decision to begin negotiations for an international agreement over two years ago with the goal of ensuring that nations are better prepared to handle the next health crisis or avoid it entirely. The deal was supposed to be finalised at the World Health Assembly in 2024, which is the WHO's governing body and meets o