WHO states decide to adopt worldwide pandemic contract-FPÖ levies!

WHO states decide to adopt worldwide pandemic contract-FPÖ levies!

On Tuesday, more than 190 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) will adopt a pioneering global pandemic contract. After three-year, tough negotiations, an agreement was reached in mid-April, which pursues the goal of significantly improving the preparation for future pandemics and health crises, especially after corona pandemic. The WHO General Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described this moment as "historical" and emphasized the importance of multilateral cooperation to strengthen global health.

The contract is included for pandemic prevention, prevention and reaction. It is planned that collective measures to combat pandemics are legally binding. This is intended to create a guideline for the Member States, both before and during pandemief valleys. A central aspect is the optimization of data transfer via pathogens to enable a quick reaction to health crises. In this way, international standards for preparation and dealing with future pandemics are to be established.

uniform standards for pandemic provision

Another goal of the agreement is to ensure that rich countries do not hoard vaccines while poorer countries are abandoned. The agreement is intended to help the international community to be better prepared against pandemics by strengthening national health systems and promoting cooperation in disease prevention. At the same time, it is emphasized that national sovereignty remains, although the WHO has no authority to order national laws or measures, as has already been addressed in the discussion about the approval of the Member States.

The technical implementation of the new mechanism for data distribution is planned for the coming year. However, at least one period of time is required for the contract to be enclosed because it must be ratified by at least 60 Member States. In this context, a controversial topic is also dealt with: The conditions under which countries can provide dangerous microorganisms available has been moved into an unexpectedly negotiated appendix.

political reactions and outlook

In Austria, the agreement is not undisputed. The largest National Council party, the FPÖ, rejected the agreement and started an online petition. Despite these critical voices, a strong political commitment is generally shown by the Member States in order to develop a common strategy to combat pandemics. This is done in accordance with national laws, whereby the WHO secretariat supports the negotiations.

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