Pandemic Action Network (PAN), Resilience Action Network Africa (RANA), together with more than 50 organisations are celebrating the successful adoption of the pandemic agreement by WHO Member States at the 78th World Health Assembly and standing up for continued partnership to advance next steps toward implementation.
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Dear WHO Leadership, Intergovernmental Negotiating Body Bureau Members, and WHO Member States:
As representatives of civil society, we congratulate you for adopting the pandemic agreement at the 78th World Health Assembly. As the world still struggles to apply the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and build the systems, structures, and financing needed to prevent another pandemic of such magnitude, this historic agreement is an important commitment to global solidarity and cooperation against pandemic threats.
The pandemic agreement enshrines equity as core to pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, recognizes One Health and the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, and advances provisions across research and development, supply chain, and the health workforce that can enable a more effective, equitable response to global health emergencies. These are historic achievements that lay the foundation for a world better equipped to prevent and respond to future threats.
We celebrate the dedication and tenacity of WHO Member States in achieving and adopting a final pandemic agreement, and standing strong for equity and coordinated, multilateral action at a challenging time. Now, it is critical to maintain momentum and advance next steps to turn the promise of the pandemic agreement into reality.
We are with you in this effort, and stand ready to work together to sustain the political will and attention needed to advance next steps. We also call on you to proactively communicate the positive benefits of the pandemic agreement to the public and actively tackle disinformation.
The pandemic agreement is a powerful signal of unity when the world needs more hope and solidarity. We look forward to advancing this promise and working together for a healthier, safer world.
Yours sincerely,
- Africa Climate and Health Alliance (ACHA-AFRICA)
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Asia Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organizations (APCASO)
- Association for Long Term Existence and Resilience (ALTER)
- Association For Promotion Sustainable Development
- AVAC
- Blood Patients Protection Council, BPPC, Kerala, India
- Children Education Society (CHESO)
- Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS) Uganda
- CORE Group
- Disability Peoples Forum Uganda
- DSW
- East Africa Community mental Health Network
- Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS and Health Service Organizations (EANNASO)
- Engendering Gender International Uganda
- Foundation for Environmental Watch
- FOUR PAWS (VIER PFOTEN International)
- Global Health Advocacy Incubator
- Global Health Technologies Coalition
- Global Public Health University (GPHU)
- Global Sentinels Movement
- Grassroots Development Initiatives Foundation-K
- Heart That Cares For Better Health Organization (HCBH)
- Kuza Trust
- Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection
- LiveWell Initiative LWI
- Marked By Covid
- NGO: ADET
- Paris Peace Forum
- Pandemic Action Network
- Panel for a Global Public Health Convention
- PATH
- People’s Vaccine Alliance – Asia
- Prevention Pandemics at the Source Secretariat
- Project HOPE
- Public Citizen
- Re:wild
- Resilience Action Network Africa
- Spark Street Advisors
- The Society for Children Orphaned By AIDS Inc. (SOCOBA)
- The Task Force for Global Health
- Uganda Peace Foundation
- UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health
- University of Southern California Institute on Inequalities for Global Health
- WACI Health
- WaterAid
- Women in Global Health
- Women in Global Health Zimbabwe
- Women in Hepatitis Africa WIHA
- Yobe State University Teaching Hospital
- Youth and Women for Change in Eswatini
