WHO Chief Urges Completion of Pandemic Treaty Amid Ebola Outbreak

The WHO chief stressed the urgent need to finalize an international pandemic treaty, citing deadly outbreaks like the ongoing Ebola epidemic in the DRC.

Wealthy and developing nations are still in disagreement over the practical implementation of the treaty framework adopted last year.

The treaty's Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system, concerning the sharing of pathogens and derived benefits, remains the final unresolved issue.