WHO Member States have decided to hold another round of negotiations on the pandemic instrument with an aim to finalise it before the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA) to be held 27 May – 2 June in Geneva.
The lack of consensus during the 9th meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB9) on the pandemic instrument led to the decision to hold the resumed session of INB9 based on a draft text prepared by the Bureau with the assistance of the WHO Secretariat.
The interim report of the INB9 (report) adopted on 28th March states thus: “… as a way forward, the INB requested the Bureau, with the support of the Secretariat, to develop a proposed draft WHO Pandemic Agreement for negotiation at the resumed session of the INB9”.
INB9 was held from 18 to 28 March at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva in hybrid mode. The resumed INB9 will take place from 29 April to 10 May.