Malaysia, WHO aim to finalise pandemic agreement by May 2027, says Dzulkefly

Malaysia and the World Health Organization (WHO) have reaffirmed their commitment to finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement by May 2027, with a focus on balancing intellectual property rights and equitable access to medical resources during health emergencies.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad discussed these issues with WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific session.

Malaysia has been invited to assume a strategic leadership role in the region, and the country reiterated its support for sustainable WHO financing.

Dr. Tedros also praised Malaysia's ongoing primary healthcare transformation efforts.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Malaysia and the World Health Organization (WHO) have renewed their joint commitment to finalise the landmark WHO Pandemic Agreement by May 2027, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad.

He said Malaysia is emphasising the need to strike a balance between intellectual property rights protection and equitable access to medical countermeasures during health emergencies.

Dzulkefly said this was among the key issues he discussed with WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a courtesy call on the sidelines of the 77th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific (WPRO), held in Manila, from Oct 19 to 22.

“WHO also expressed strong confidence in Malaysia by inviting the country to play a strategic leadership role in the Western Pacific region, working alongside regional countries to build global consensus on emergency preparedness,” he said in a Facebook post today.

During the meeting, he said Malaysia also reiterated its firm commitment to supporting sustainable financing for WHO.

“Meanwhile, Dr Tedros’ appreciation of the progress made in Malaysia’s ongoing primary healthcare (PHC) transformation efforts was a great source of encouragement for Ministry of Health (MOH) personnel,” he added. — Bernama

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马来西亚和世界卫生组织（世卫组织）重申了他们致力于在 2027 年 5 月前完成世卫组织大流行病协议的承诺，重点是平衡知识产权和在突发公共卫生事件期间公平获得医疗资源。

卫生部长拿督斯里祖基菲里艾哈迈德在世卫组织西太平洋区域委员会会议上与世卫组织总干事谭德塞博士讨论了这些问题。

马来西亚受邀在该地区发挥战略领导作用，该国重申支持世卫组织的可持续融资。

谭德塞博士还赞扬了马来西亚正在进行的基层医疗保健改革工作。

吉隆坡，10 月 20 日——马来西亚卫生部长拿督斯里祖基菲里·艾哈迈德表示，马来西亚和世界卫生组织（世卫组织）已重申共同承诺，将在 2027 年 5 月前完成具有里程碑意义的世卫组织大流行病协议。

他表示，马来西亚强调需要在知识产权保护和在突发公共卫生事件中公平获得医疗对策之间取得平衡。

祖基菲里表示，这是他在10月19日至22日在马尼拉举行的世界卫生组织西太平洋区域委员会（WPRO）第77届会议期间，与世卫组织总干事谭德塞博士进行礼节性拜访时讨论的关键问题之一。

“世卫组织还对马来西亚表示了强烈的信心，邀请该国在西太平洋地区发挥战略领导作用，与区域各国合作，就应急准备达成全球共识，”他今天在脸书上发帖说。

会晤期间，他表示马来西亚也重申了其对支持世卫组织可持续融资的坚定承诺。

“与此同时，谭德塞博士对马来西亚正在进行的基层医疗保健改革所取得的进展表示赞赏，这极大地鼓舞了卫生部工作人员，”他补充道。——马新社

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