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. 2023;51(1):217-220.
doi: 10.1017/jme.2023.59. Epub 2023 May 25.

Equity in the Pandemic Treaty: Access and Benefit-Sharing as a Policy Device or a Rhetorical Device?

Abbie-Rose Hampton  1 , Mark Eccleston-Turner  1 , Michelle Rourke  2 , Stephanie Switzer  3
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Equity in the Pandemic Treaty: Access and Benefit-Sharing as a Policy Device or a Rhetorical Device?

Abbie-Rose Hampton et al. J Law Med Ethics. 2023.

Abstract

Equity is a foundational concept for the new World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Treaty. WHO Member States are currently negotiating to turn this undefined concept into tangible outcomes by borrowing a policy mechanism from international environmental law: "access and benefit-sharing" (ABS).

Keywords: Access and Benefit-Sharing; Access to Medicines; Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework; Pandemic Treaty; Pathogen Sharing.

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