Ensure that no single manufacturer can impede equitable and timely access to life-saving countermeasures
14/11/2025
On November 3–7, 2025, the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) started the first discussion on the proposed draft text of the annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement that establishes the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. On…
PREZODE Statement at the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group
20/09/2025
The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement took place on 15–19 September 2025. It started with a publicly webcast session with the participation of Relevant Stakeholders. On this occasion, the president of PREZODE…
Ensuring fair and equitable sharing for the Pandemic Agreement implementation
29/07/2025
To guide the implementation of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, the World Health Assembly, in its resolution WHA78.1, asked countries to establish an open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group. In July 2025, following the adoption of the Pandemic Agreement, WHO Member States convened…
Interview with Papa Seck
28/05/2025
There is a strong convergence of perspectives around the integration of research, local capacity building, and community co-construction. This alignment confirms that PREZODE is embedded within an evolving and increasingly coordinated international effort. Multilateral and bilateral engagements continue to strengthen…
Pandemic Accord: Successful negotiations
23/04/2025
On April 16, 2025, WHO Member States reached consensus on a draft agreement for consideration at the upcoming World Health Assembly in May. The proposal aims to strengthen global collaboration on prevention, preparedness and response to future pandemic threats. It…
Supporting meaningful prevention via One Health
08/04/2025
Ahead of the last rounds of negotiations for the Pandemic Agreement, PREZODE organized a webinar alongside FOUR PAWS and Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security to highlight the existing efforts on One Health governance and the operationalization of prevention activities…
INB meeting n° 13 – February 2025
26/03/2025
Prevention strategies must align with national health priorities The 13th meeting of the INB was held from 17–21 February 2025. Dr. Marisa Peyre, PREZODE Cofounder and Science Focal Point, gave PREZODE’s statement. She emphasized that prevention strategies must align with…
INB meeting n° 12 resumed – December 2024
26/12/2024
PREZODE urges all Member States to seek compromises During the INB 12 resumed meeting, held from the 2nd to the 6th of December 2024, Cécile Grimaldi, Partnership Officer for PREZODE, raised concerns about the limited progress being made on Articles…
INB meeting n° 12 – November 2024
26/11/2024
Empowering communities to shape national prevention strategies On the 14th of November, during the 12th INB meeting, Dr. Elsa Léger, Global Science Officer of PREZODE, stressed the importance of incorporating prevention into the legal framework of the future Agreement. In…
INB meeting n° 10 – July 2024
26/07/2024
Understanding the root causes of zoonotic emergence On the 16th of July, during the plenary session of the INB 10th meeting, Dr. Papa Seck, President of the General Assembly, recalled that the PREZODE and WHO experts group recently provided a…