World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the next pandemic is an epidemiological certainty, not a theoretical risk, and that it could happen at any time, requiring global readiness and response.
The WHO is currently discussing the WHO Pandemic Agreement, aimed at improving global preparedness and response to pandemics, with member states working to finalize the agreement, which is intended to strengthen national sovereignty and international action without infringing on any member state’s sovereignty.