“Standing recommendations”, intended to assist with the transition from the emergency phase of the Covid-19 response to the management of Covid-19 as an endemic disease, were introduced by the Director-General of the WHO (Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus). But do they look familiar? Perhaps this is because they reflect the proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations…
The International Health Regulations (2005) are in the process of being amended in the wake of the Covid 19 “pandemic”. The negotiations surrounding this process are held largely in secret between unelected and unaccountable diplomats and go unreported by the mainstream media. This is an Article-by-Article analysis of the proposed amendments (as far as we…
Between 17th and 21st July 2023, unelected and unaccountable diplomats met once again in Geneva for the 6th meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB6). This was to draft and negotiate the WHO CA+ (commonly known as the “pandemic treaty”). Although several of the meetings took place in secret, some information has been gleaned from…
The World Health Organisation is meeting once again in Geneva, Switzerland. In fact, July is quite a busy month. Between 17th – 21st July, there will be the Sixth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) for a WHO Instrument on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (Bureau’s Text of the WHO CA+). The following week…
The INB5 in Geneva, Switzerland closed on 16th June 2023. Where do individual Member States and Relevant Stakeholders stand on the latest draft of the WHO CA+? Is there broad consensus? Can we really know when so much negotiation happens behind closed doors….
The resumed fifth meeting and drafting group of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (“INB”) is scheduled to take place, in Geneva, from 12th to 16th June 2023. Since there seems to be no UK representation at this meeting but is full of “relevant stakeholders”, is it time to leave the World Health Organisation?
The 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland closed on 30th May 2023. The theme? “WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for all”. But do the proposed pandemic treaty and the amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) really promote health or is the goal in fact something else? It is vital that we…