Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus leads the World Health Organization, or WHO. At a meeting in Geneva, he asked countries to finish an agreement about diseases that spread around the world. He pointed to recent deadly Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks. Ebola is still spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Countries agreed on a plan in May 2025, but they left an important part unfinished. This part sets rules for sharing viruses and other tiny living things that cause disease. It also covers sharing vaccines, tests, and treatments made from them. Rich countries and developing countries still disagree about how these rules should work.
Tedros said a dangerous disease in one place can threaten people everywhere. During COVID-19, the world made vaccines very quickly. But many countries waited for them. Other countries got far more than they needed.
Hans Kluge, WHO's director for Europe, also called for fair sharing. He said countries across all six WHO regions wanted vaccines quickly and medicines at prices they could afford. He wants countries to share samples and information quickly, and to share the resulting health products fairly.
