The Pandemic Agreement, just adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO), is a landmark for global public health. Had such an agreement been in place before 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic would have looked very different.

Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have adopted the world’s first Pandemic Agreement, during the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, a process driven by lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to ensure a safer,

The World Health Organization announced Tuesday it has officially adopted the first-ever "Pandemic Agreement," just as the United States said it is leaving the organization.