Geneva, June 15, 2026 (AFP) - WHO, Lula urge G7 action on finishing pandemic treaty

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2026-06-15

The WHO chief and Brazil's president on Monday urged the G7 to summon the "courage" to finish the international treaty on handling future pandemics. Wealthy countries and developing nations are at loggerheads over how the pandemic agreement, which was adopted last year, will work in practice. In a joint open letter, the World Health Organization's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva demanded that the......

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