Pandemic Agreement: MSF’s Comments on Selected Provisions of the Draft Proposal Text

On 27 May 2024, an updated draft of the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement was published during the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA). As the negotiations for the agreement did not conclude by WHA77 as originally planned, the process has been extended with a view to concluding the negotiations and submitting their outcomes for consideration by the 78th WHA in 2025. The draft represents the interim outcome of the negotiations and contains provisions on which countries have reached initial agreement as well as those requiring further negotiation. In this briefing document, we provide an article-by-article analysis of selected equity provisions, urging governments to build on the progress made and commit to stronger obligations.