A concrete suggestion that could save millions of lives in a future pandemic

But time is running out. The WHO has only reached an agreement once in its 75-year history - 2003's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - and those negotiations lasted seven years.

In the race to reach a pandemic agreement by May, there exists a real risk that major divisions over substantive issues, geopolitical tensions, and increasing pressure to reach consensus will leave us with a lowest common denominator agreement.

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