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The Zero Draft of the proposed pandemic instrument to be negotiated at the World Health Organization creates an illusion of equity.
The Bureau of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) released the document WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response known as “WHO CA+” on 1 February 2023.
The 3rd Meeting of the INB mandated the Bureau, with support from the WHO Secretariat, to prepare the Zero Draft with legal provisions based on the conceptual zero draft and the inputs received during the said meeting. However, most of the inputs given by the developing countries seem to have been ignored.
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