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.

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.

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,