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The adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement by the World Health Assembly on 20 May 2025 was a landmark moment in global health.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) — The Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Dr Armstrong Alexis, says the formal adoption of the Pandemic Agreement by the World Health ...

It is official. The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the novel coronavirus as a pandemic for the first time. In a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom ...

On 19 May, member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) unanimously adopted the Pandemic Agreement during the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. The landmark pact aims to ...

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On May 20 at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78), member nations of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally adopted the first-ever WHO Pandemic Agreement.