The British people, our NHS and the economy will be better protected against future global health threats thanks to a new World Health Organization Pandemic Agreement adopted by the UK today (20 May 2025).
The deal marks a significant step forward in stronger domestic and global prevention by improving the way countries around the world work together to detect and combat pandemic threats, News Cover reports, citing UK government.
The UK government has been actively engaged in negotiations to ensure a strong final agreement. The agreement adopted at the World Health Assembly in Geneva respects national sovereignty while encouraging nations to work together more effectively to address shared global health threats, in turn helping strengthen our national security which is a key part of this government’s Plan for Change. There are no provisions that would give the World Health Organization powers to impose domestic public health decisions on the UK.
