Urgency mounts to finalise Pandemic Agreement & IHR revisions amid financing challenges for global health security.
As the ninth session of the Inter-governmental Negotiating Body (INB9) concludes and the 2024 World Health Assembly (WHA) looms, the imperative to finalise the Pandemic Agreement and revise the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) intensifies. These pivotal international measures will impose new obligations on the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Member States. However, financing remains a critical obstacle to effective implementation.
This article outlines the pressing need for financial commitments amidst scepticism and political realities, explores proposed financing mechanisms, and offers recommendations to bolster global health financing and pandemic preparedness.
