Ayelet Berman
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Ayelet Berman is an international lawyer and academic working at the intersection of law, global health, and biosecurity. She is an Associate Professor (Visiting) at the National University of Singapore’s School of Public Health. She also leads two programs at NUS Think Tanks: The Law & Governance Program at the Asia Centre for Health Security and the Global Health Law Program at the Centre for International Law. For more information about publications, leadership, policy work, and more, please see: www.ayeletberman.com.
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The Pandemic Agreement: A Milestone in Global Health, but Will it Work?
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant weaknesses in the global legal framework for pandemics. In response, in 2021, WHO member states launched negotiations to develop a new pandemic agreement aimed at addressing the gaps revealed by the pandemic. After three years of negotiations, on 20 May 2025, the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Pandemic…
Equitable Access Contracts: Building Blocks of a Future Global Vaccine Strategy
December 21, 2022
Ayelet Berman
Introduction Due to the major legal gaps revealed in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, in December 2021, WHO member states decided to establish an intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) to negotiate a new agreement on pandemic preparedness and response. On 5-7 December 2022 the INB held its third meeting, at which a…
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Equitable Access Contracts: Building Blocks of a Future Global Vaccine Strategy
December 21, 2022
Ayelet Berman
Introduction Due to the major legal gaps revealed in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, in December 2021, WHO member states decided to establish an intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) to negotiate a new agreement on pandemic preparedness and response. On 5-7 December 2022 the INB held its third meeting, at which a…
The Pandemic Agreement: A Milestone in Global Health, but Will it Work?
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant weaknesses in the global legal framework for pandemics. In response, in 2021, WHO member states launched negotiations to develop a new pandemic agreement aimed at addressing the gaps revealed by the pandemic. After three years of negotiations, on 20 May 2025, the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted the WHO Pandemic…