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article · The Lancet Regional Health - Africa

Equitable access to pathogens and countermeasures: is the pandemic agreement's pathogen access and benefit-sharing system the answer to Africa's future health security?

2026Open accessZagazig University

Abstract

The Intergovernmental Working Group, established under the WHO Pandemic Agreement resolution 78.1, led negotiations towards the provisions and implementation pathway for the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing System (PABS) Annex ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly,1 with a decision to extend negotiations for another year.2 The PABS system aims to provide a governance structure that enables a two-way pathway for rapidly sharing genetic sequence data on pathogens with pandemic potential and reciprocity in the distribution of the resulting benefits from using the data.

Research topics

  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing

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DOI: 10.1016/j.lanafr.2026.100111

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