مجلة طبنـــة للدراسات العلمية الأكاديمية

The Evolution Of Global Health Governance The International Health Regulations Amendments And The Proposed Who Pandemic Accord

Auteurs : Hadjab Abdelghani . Zaidi Abdelaziz .

Résumé

This study evaluates whether current dual-track reform efforts -comprising targeted amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) and the negotiation of a new WHO Pandemic Accord- adequately resolve the legal, financial, and institutional obstacles that failed the global COVID-19 response. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a fatal flaw in global health governance: an unresolvable clash between urgent collective action and entrenched national sovereignty, which systematically undermines health equity and compliance during international crises. The analysis reveals that IHR amendments focus primarily on operational detection and response, whereas the Pandemic Accord aims to enforce resource equity and solidarity. Achieving effective Global Health Security (GHS) requires mandatory equity provisions, synchronized compliance mechanisms between both legal instruments, and fundamental reforms to WHO financing to shift reliance away from earmarked voluntary contributions toward flexible, predictable funding. Furthermore, Algeria's high Universal Health Coverage (UHC) index masks low prioritization of IHR core capacities, demonstrating that GHS must be integrated horizontally into domestic UHC frameworks rather than treated as an isolated vertical program

Mots clés

Global Health Security ; Pandemic Accord ; International Health Regulations ; WHO Governance ; Health Equity