Science writer David Quammen - who correctly predicted Covid-19 - says one particular virus, which is already present in the ...

In December, 2021, all 194 Member States of WHO decided to establish the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement, or other international instrument on ...

Global agreement on a pandemic preparedness plan came against all the odds. Now all parties must follow good intentions with ...

The US won’t be party to the global agreement that will allow for rapid sharing of pandemic-related information, pathogen ...

The agreement comes five years after the outbreak of COVID-19, a pandemic that laid bare the vulnerabilities of international health systems. With the growing threat of infectious diseases such as ...

World Health Organization member states agreed to the treaty after three years of talks. NPR speaks with Precious Matsoso, who served as co-chair of the group tasked with creating the treaty.

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

After 3 years of discussions, 194 member countries of the World Health Organisation have agreed to the text of a pandemic treaty designed to make the world safer from a future pandemic – but what ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On Saturday, Faith Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis unveiled a new memorial to honor those who died during the COVID-19 pandemic. The memorial, which is located on church ...

This week, more than 190 member states of the World Health Organization finalized a treaty to help prevent the next pandemic. It's the first agreement of its kind in the world. Countries have ...