In this Comment for The Lancet, we argue that a successor to ACT-A will require stronger public governance and oversight (1/3):

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This means WHO Member States must step up their leadership in the negotiations and consider broader implications of US withdrawal from the global health system, including on governance and implementation of funding, tech transfer, manufacturing, and PABS related provisions

for suggestions on how this can be done in practice, we have written an article on integration of Early Warning Systems:

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Negotiators should be mindful of the limits of contractual solutions when seeking legal clarity, enforceability, and resolution of disputes arising from their interpretation.

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We argue that WHO should use its political legitimacy and convening power to bring key actors together, establishing ground rules for participation, incl shared goals and values, clearly defined roles and responsibilities of participants, and commitment to ethical gov principles

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