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Developed countries are pushing to dilute the proposal on equity from the Bureau of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Heath Regulation 2005 (WGHIR).
The Bureau’s proposal is itself weak already as it lacks an effective implementation means to address the lack of equity in IHR especially its silence on access to health products and the lack of financial vehicle to assist the implementation.
The 8th meeting of the WGIHR is taking place from 22 to 26 April at the WHO Headquarters in a hybrid mode.
The first day of WGIHR8 discussed the Bureau’s proposals on Articles 13 and 44 immediately after the opening plenary. There were no statements from the regional groups or individual Member States.