At an extraordinary meeting of the World Health Assembly in December 2021, WHO Member States agreed to establish an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a new convention, agreement, or other international health instrument to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. This instrument is expected to be submitted for approval by World Health Organization (WHO) Member States in 2024.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) convened a regional meeting in Washington, DC on 14 March 2023 on the preliminary draft of the instrument (referred to as the WHO CA+). During the meeting, PAHO briefed representatives from ministries of health and foreign affairs in the Americas on the latest deliberations of the INB. The meeting sought to promote understanding about the future instrument and further enable Member States from the Americas to actively participate in the negotiations and dialogues of this Member State led process.
This page includes key information pertaining to this regional meeting.
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., Director, PAHO
Agenda and logistic information
Mr. Nicolas Lagomarsino, Senior Advisor, Governing Bodies, PAHO
Update on Member States Workstreams on Health Emergencies
Dr. Ciro Ugarte, Director Health Emergencies, PAHO
Update on the INB Process and outcomes of the Fourth Meeting
Mrs. Carolina de Cresce El Debs, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN in Geneva
Review and analysis of the Zero Draft of the WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response
Dr. Ciro Ugarte, Director Health Emergencies, PAHO
Regional priorities on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response
Dr. Sylvain Aldighieri, Incident Manager COVID-19, PAHO
Modalities for the INB’s fifth meeting
Mrs. Carolina de Cresce El Debs, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN in Geneva
Improving participation of Member States of the Americas in the INB process
Dr. Ciro Ugarte, Director Health Emergencies, PAHO
Closing Remarks
Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., Director, PAHO
Regional Response to COVID-19 during 2020-2022 - Considerations for better preparing for the Next Pandemic
The World Together: Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response – Developing the Zero Draft
Update on Member States Workstreams on Health Emergencies
Update on the INB Process and outcomes of the Fourth Meeting
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PAHO brings together health authorities in the Americas to discuss future pandemic international instrument