The United States formally rejected the changes and amendments to the International Agreement on Pandemic Prevention and Control Agreement on Friday Accepted in May members of the World Health Organization (WHO). The aim of the Reformed Agreement is to improve readiness for future pandemics after an inconsistent global reaction to Covid-19. Informed about the US government, TASR writes based on AFP and Reuters reports.
US ministries of Foreign Affairs and Health stated in a joint statement that on Friday reported WHO about the official rejection of a legally binding document, which was adopted in Geneva, Switzerland after three years of negotiations in May. According to President Donald Trump’s administration, the agreement is disturbed by US sovereignty.
The aim of the Agreement is to ensure that drugs and vaccines are available worldwide for further pandemics. Their manufacturers are therefore required to allocate 20 percent of their vaccines and medicines for the WHO, thereby ensuring access to them even for poorer countries.
US officials have stopped participating in the negotiations of the agreement after President Donald Trump launched a 12-month-old US withdrawal process after his joining the White House in January 2025. The termination of membership in the organization means that the US will not be bound by the pact.
“These amendments that have been developed without the reasonable public involvement, They extend the role of WHO in emergency health situations, impose additional powers of the WHO in creating pandemic statements, and promote the WHO’s ability to facilitate a ‘fair approach’ to medical resources, ‘ They are reported by ministries in a statement.
“The terminology in the changes and amendments of 2024 is unclear and general, which is a risk to coordinating the international WHO reaction, which focuses on political issues such as solidarity than fast and effective measures,” They are reported in a statement by Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and Minister of Health Robert F. Kennedy younger.
Ministers said on Friday that by rejecting the agreement they prevent US sovereignty. However, Reuters states that The pact leaves health care policy in national governments and contains nothing to interfere with national sovereignty.
