GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization member countries on Tuesday approved an agreement to better prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake of the devastation wrought by the ...

The world stands at a crossroads. In May 2025, the 78th World Health Assembly adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, an ambitious yet fragile step for global cooperation. It ...

Delegates at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva [Photo: WHO] On May 20 at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78), member nations of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally adopted the first ...

May 20 (UPI) --The World Health Organization announced Tuesday it has officially adopted the first-ever "Pandemic Agreement" to prevent future pandemics. The member states voted 124-0 in favor of the ...

Ben Johnson is senior reporter and editor at The Washington Stand. After three years of negotiations, delegates to the World Health Organization’s annual meeting have adopted a global pandemic ...

The head of the World Health Organization has called on the international community to work together to bolster preparations ...

Member states of the World Health Organization voted overwhelmingly to adopt the first ever pandemic agreement, a treaty aimed at preventing, preparing for and responding to any future pandemic. After ...

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Far L) delivers his report before delegates during the World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 19, 2025. [AFP] The UN health ...

The World Health Organization has formally recognized the pivotal role of a number of heads of state and government in securing the adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement by the Seventy-eighth World ...