Joint statement by World Medical Association and Medicus Mundi International Network and supported by Public Services International at the ninth meeting on the WHO Intergovenmental Negotiating Body, 21 March 2024
In a written statement submitted to the WHO Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB), the MMI Network together with the World Medical Association commented on the article on Health and Care Workforce (Article 7) of the latest draft of a Pandemic Agreement that is expected to be discussed and edited by the INB in the next days. The joint statement was also supported by Public Services International. The three organizations that promote the protection of the lives, livelihoods and rights of health and care workers, in their input to the negotiations, provided some general assessment and specific text proposals.
- INB documentation https://apps.who.int/gb/inb/e/e_inb-9.html
- Joint statement (PDF): https://apps.who.int/gb/inb/pdf_files/INB9-written-statements/WMA-MMI.pdf
The statement is in line with earlier contributions by MMI to the negotiation of a “Pandemic Treaty”, such as:
- Expert roundtable in October 2022
How to better care for those who care for us in times of health emergencies? Time for new or stronger international legal norms? - MMI input to INB3, December 2022
Promote and protect the rights of health and care workers - Global Forum on HRH side event in April 2023
Protecting the rights of health and care workers in times of pandemics – and beyond: How to move from technical guidance to effective regulation?
Contact for enquiries: Thomas Schwarz, schwarz@medicusmundi.org
