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WHO adopts world’s first Pandemic Agreement

21 May 20251 min read
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSWHO adoptsworld’s firstPandemicAgreement21 May 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The 78th World Health Assembly adopted the world’s first Pandemic Agreement in a plenary session.

Key facts

  • Adopted unanimously after more than three years of negotiation.
  • WHO chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called it a victory for public health, science and multilateral action.
  • Goals: stronger international cooperation and timely, equitable access to vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.
  • Outlines principles, approaches and implementation tools for the global health architecture.

Significance

  • Shields societies and economies from future health shocks and COVID-style losses.

Exam angle

  • Forum: 78th World Health Assembly.
  • Landmark: first Pandemic Agreement.

Test yourself

1. At which World Health Assembly session was the world's first Pandemic Agreement adopted?

The agreement was finalised in a plenary session of the 78th World Health Assembly.

2. For how long did negotiations on the WHO Pandemic Agreement run before adoption?

The notes say talks lasted over three years after the COVID-19 crisis.

3. Who called the WHO Pandemic Agreement a 'victory for public health, science and multilateral action'?

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, used these words.

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