India advocates for benefit-sharing system at WHO Pandemic Agreement talks
India, aligning with the Group for Equity, is pushing for a legally enforceable benefit-sharing system at the crucial World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement talks in Geneva. This system would ensure that developing countries sharing pathogen materials and genetic sequence data receive fair and concrete benefits in return. The WHO Pandemic Agreement, adopted in May 2025, aims to address gaps and inequalities in global pandemic prevention and response, highlighted by COVID-19. The Group for Equity insists on standard, legally binding contracts for pathogen and sequence data sharing, ensuring benefits like a percentage of annual revenue from commercialized products or reserved production for WHO.
Key Points
- India supports a legally enforceable benefit-sharing system for pathogen materials at WHO Pandemic Agreement talks.
- The system aims to ensure fair returns for developing countries sharing genetic sequence data.
- The WHO Pandemic Agreement was adopted in May 2025 to address global pandemic preparedness gaps.
- Benefits could include revenue sharing or reserved production of pandemic products for WHO.
Exam Facts
- Organization: World Health Organization (WHO).
- Agreement: WHO Pandemic Agreement.
- Date of adoption of WHO Pandemic Agreement: May 20, 2025.
- Coalition: Group for Equity.
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