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Pandemic Agreement Negotiations Begin Final Stretch: What To Expect

With final negotiations set for late April, two experts explain the nuances of the pandemic agreement's latest draft

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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), attends the World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 21, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

The Endgame for Global Health Governance Negotiations

by David P. Fidler

Talks to finalize a pandemic agreement and IHR amendments enter decisive stages as the world's divisions deepen

During a lockdown, a man in a mask, red pants, and a black shirt prays outside a bright orange temple that is closed due to a COVID-19 outbreak, in Shanghai, China, on May 30, 2022. in front of a temple
Governance

What Nations Owe Each Other Before the Next Pandemic

by Lawrence O. Gostin, Kevin A. Klock, Sam F. Halabi, Katie Gottschalk, Katherine Ginsbach, Kashish Aneja

A pandemic treaty will need to contain fresh requirements

Russian president Vladimir Putin stands in front of a podium that says "End TB" with a bored expression on his face.
Governance

Will the WHO Sideline Russia Over Ukraine?

by Lillian Posner

Not if Russia withdraws first

Medical staff transport a COVID-19 patient from Brno to Prague, Czech Republic, on November 25, 2021.
Governance

The Case Against a Pandemic Treaty

by David P. Fidler

Strengthening global health governance after COVID-19 does not require a pandemic treaty

Global health security seeks to avoid installations like this one of crosses and balloons at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 8, 2020—a tribute to 100,000 victims of coronavirus. The photo shows an art installation of crosses, balloons and flag on the beach. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Governance

On the Framework Convention on Global Health

by , Martín Hevia

The convention offers a human rights-based legal foundation for global health security—which is exactly what we need now

The bar chart shows sources of pandemic preparedness spending, organizations and countries
Governance

Funding Pandemic Preparedness: A Global Public Good

by Hayley Stutzman, Angela E. Micah, Joseph L. Dieleman

Pandemics in a globalized world require global responses. We must be better equipped and funded.

George Washington is seen with a printed medical mask on the one-dollar bill near fifty-Euro banknotes in this illustration created during the coronavirus pandemic on March 31, 2020. The photo shows a bunch of paper money, dollars and euros, with a blue surgical-style mask on one of the bills. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Governance

Coronavirus in Europe: Who If Not Us?

by Ilona Kickbusch, Susan Bergner

Can the EU balance internal recovery with geopolitical influence and lift its gaze towards the international sphere?

A boiler stack at the Sugar Cane Growers cooperative in Belle Glade, Florida on January 6, 2010. The image shows a large smokestack belching out black billows and blocking the cloudy sky.
Governance

COVID-19 Is Smoke and Mirrors—What Matters Is International Law

by Ilona Kickbusch

Health is political, and the best political choice at the moment would be to strengthen WHO's legal power—not destroy it

Normally bustling tourist mecca Bourbon Street lies deserted in the early afternoon during shelter in place orders to slow the spread of coronavirus in a photograph of New Orleans on March 27, 2020. The photo shows a view of the entrance to Bourbon street, which would normally be packed with tourists and other people, almost completely empty. REUTERS/Drone Base
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Preparing for the COVID-19 Surge in the United States

by Ali H. Mokdad

States such as Louisiana, New York, Michigan, and North Carolina are likely to be among the hardest hit

Volunteers take a break as they set up beds inside the Novi Sad Fair to accommodate people who suffer mild symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Novi Sad, Serbia, March 27, 2020. This is a striking image of two people resting on the edge of plain metal bed frames in a large space in which many, many more bed frames are placed. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Trade

EU: Strongly United for Health—Deeply Divided on the Economy

by Ilona Kickbusch, Susan Bergner

Lock-step solidarity during COVID-19 pandemic is challenged by policy questions within and "mask diplomacy" from abroad

A worker in protective gear directs a masked passenger disembarking from the cruise ship Grand Princess in Oakland, California on March 10, 2020 amid concern over the growing COVID-19 pandemic. The picture shows a man wearing a mask and a cowboy hat standing facing a health worker in full protective gear. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Governance

Coronavirus: A Twenty-Year Failure

by David P. Fidler

Unheeded warnings and past pandemic preparedness policy failures have left the world vulnerable to COVID-19

The graph shows cumulative confirmed cases of COVID-19 over time for all countries with confirmed cases as of April 6. The x-axis show days since the first travel restrictions were implemented. For all travel restriction imposing countries, data has been indexed to start from their respective day zero of travel restriction implementation. CFR/Samantha Kiernan
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Tracking Coronavirus in Countries With and Without Travel Bans

by Samantha Kiernan, Madeleine DeVita, Thomas J. Bollyky

Travel restrictions have neither stopped the spread of this novel coronavirus nor prevented it from becoming a pandemic

The image is a map of the world showing different countries colored different hues based on four levels of travel restrictions.
Migration

Travel Restrictions on China due to COVID-19

by Samantha Kiernan, Madeleine DeVita

A new global tracker mapping the impact of the new coronavirus on movement around the world