‘The next pandemic will not wait’: Lula and WHO director in urgent plea for leaders to finalise agreement
World leaders are being urged by the WHO and Brazilian President Lula to finalize a global pandemic treaty to prepare for future health crises. The call comes as an Ebola outbreak in the DRC continues to spread, highlighting the need for better pathogen data sharing and vaccine access.
Why it matters
The failure to reach a consensus on pandemic preparedness leaves the world vulnerable to future outbreaks, making this treaty a critical geopolitical priority.
The graves of Ebola victims in Nyamurongo cemetery in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photograph: Jospin Mwisha/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The graves of Ebola victims in Nyamurongo cemetery in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photograph: Jospin Mwisha/AFP/Getty Images Global development ‘The next pandemic will not wait’: Lula and WHO director in urgent plea for leaders to finalise agreement As Ebola spreads in the DRC, the Brazilian president and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ask leaders to agree pandemic treaty created after Covid
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