First Draft Of WHO’s Pandemic Treaty: IP Waivers, Tech Transfer & Price Transparency
Executive Summary
A World Health Organization negotiating body will shortly examine the “zero draft” of a proposed pandemic treaty aimed at better preparing the world for future health crises. But the international pharmaceutical industry claims the draft as currently worded could actually undermine equitable access to pandemic countermeasures.
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