The Pandemic Preparedness Narrative Gets a Reality Check

 No, pandemics don't kill 2.5 million people each year, and no, the risk from infectious disease isn't increasing. The WHO's 'pandemic preparedness' ambitions need a reality check, and a new report does just that.

While much of the debate around pandemic preparedness takes place behind closed doors, RCR had the opportunity to take part in that conversation at Australia’s Parliament House in June.

In June, RCR’s Head of Legal, Katie Ashby-Koppens, joined international experts at Parliament House in Canberra for a series of briefings with Australian Senators and Members of Parliament at the invitation of Senator Alex Antic.

The briefings focused on one of the most significant international public policy changes currently underway: the World Health Organisation’s pandemic reforms and what they mean for Australia....<<<Read More>>>....