AHF: Countries Can’t ‘Opt Out’ of Global Public Health
March 28 2023 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
As countries continue to negotiate a new Pandemic Accord, AHF
cautions that if the new global public health instrument becomes an
opt-in-only treaty, it will be less effective in protecting the
world from outbreaks like COVID-19.
“You cannot opt out of global public health because it is a
global good – we all benefit from it. If some countries decide not
to opt in, the treaty will be weak, and the world will remain in
danger of new, deadly pandemics,” said AHF President Michael
Weinstein. “Instead, the treaty should be applicable to all
countries, and those who do not wish to participate must openly
state so. This would create a powerful incentive of ‘peer pressure’
for countries to remain in the treaty.”
About AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest global AIDS
organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to
over 1.7 million people in 45 countries worldwide in the US,
Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and
Europe. To learn more about AHF, please visit our website:
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Communications, AHF +1 323.308.1829
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