Abstract

In October 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a proposal for a Pandemic Agreement, the first proposed document on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response drafted at world scale [ 1 WHO. Revised draft of the negotiating text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement. 13 March 2024. Available at: https://apps.who.int/gb/inb/pdf_files/inb9/A_inb9_3-en.pdf (Last accessed: 20 April 2024) Google Scholar , 2 The LancetThe Pandemic Treaty: shameful and unjust. Lancet. 2024; 403: 781https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00410-0 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (4) Google Scholar , 3 Schwalbe N. Hannon E. Lehtimaki S. The new pandemic treaty: Are we in safer hands? Probably not. BMJ. 2024; 384: q477https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q477 Crossref Scopus (0) Google Scholar ]. A revised draft of the negotiating text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement has been released in March 2024 [ 1 WHO. Revised draft of the negotiating text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement. 13 March 2024. Available at: https://apps.who.int/gb/inb/pdf_files/inb9/A_inb9_3-en.pdf (Last accessed: 20 April 2024) Google Scholar , 2 The LancetThe Pandemic Treaty: shameful and unjust. Lancet. 2024; 403: 781https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00410-0 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (4) Google Scholar , 3 Schwalbe N. Hannon E. Lehtimaki S. The new pandemic treaty: Are we in safer hands? Probably not. BMJ. 2024; 384: q477https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q477 Crossref Scopus (0) Google Scholar ]. This document provides a significant step forward in joining forces and maintaining the momentum of infectious disease outbreak preparedness and response, that evolved during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemics.