World Council for Health Estonia anchored an informative civil society-led parliamentary meeting and press conference in Estonia on Monday the 6th of May. The conference focused on World Health Organization (WHO) negotiations and the EU Health and Climate Policy. It precedes the WHO’s controversial World Health Assembly 77 vote on the International Health Regulations 2005 amendments and a new pandemic treaty this May. 

Speakers included World Council for Health (WCH) Co-ordinator Dr Tess Lawrie, UK MP Andrew Bridgen, and lawyer Reggie Littlejohn (USA) and barrister Una McGurk (Ireland). The prevailing message was that nobody is above the …

… amendments that have already been adopted, and also the 307 proposed amendments that are currently being negotiated by the UK delegates to the 76th World Health Assembly. The UK has not proposed any of the 307 amendments.

More information:

Petition: Hold a parliamentary vote on whether to reject amendments to the IHR 2005:https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/635904

WCH Policy Brief on the proposed amendments to the IHR and Pandemic Treaty—‘Rejecting Monopoly Power Over Global Public Health’:https://www.worldcouncilforhealth.org/policy-briefs/

WCH Statement: Countries Around the World Begin to Reject the WHO as Deadline Looms …

WCH policy expert group urges the rejection of some of the submitted amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) and the WHO draft pandemic treaty to counter monopolization of global health

Bath, 13 April 2023 – An expert group in political science and law has prepared for release today an in-depth policy brief on the proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) and the WHO pandemic treaty/accord (WHO CA+). These two complementary instruments of international law are currently being negotiated by the WHO, its member states and private stakeholders in relations with the supranational body for adoption by …

… centralised, one world government run by an unelected, corporatist elite. In terms of health, the World Health Organisation is enjoining member nations to submit to amendments to the International Health Regulations and Pandemic Treaty/Accord/Instrument that, if passed, will trample on people’s inalienable rights and see member nations handing over health policies to the WHO: an unelected, majority privately funded organisation. 

Dr Tess Lawrie, Steering Committee member of World Council for Health, says: “We don’t have to submit to the whims of a corporate cabal – we can just say ‘No’. There is a better way. The …