Reaching a global pandemic agreement and New Zealand's current COVID response w/ Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker of the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago: 1st July, 2024

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Driven by a need to ensure the world is better prepared for future pandemics, for the past two years the World Health Organization’s 194 member states have been negotiating an international accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.

While it initially aimed to have reached an agreement by last month, talks have been extended.

Wire host Sofia Roger Williams spoke to Professor Michael Baker from the department of Public Health at the University of Otago about what a global pandemic treaty might look like, as well as asking him about New Zealand’s current response systems to COVID-19.