The World Health Organization concluded a meeting on March 3 to advance negotiations on the global governance of pandemic responses. If the event flew under the radar in Canada, Republican politicians in the U.S. have taken a position against the treaty, expressing concern about its implications on their country’s sovereignty in policy-making.
The World Health Organization (WHO) published on Feb. 1 its “Zero Draft” as the basis of negotiations for a future international instrument to manage pandemics.
It sets out broad principles such as respect for human rights and a list of progressive themes, while also touching upon issues such as vaccine management and combatting “misinformation.”…