Alexandra Finch

In the @JLME_ASLME, @avgfinch and @LawrenceGostin examine the regulation of gene therapy research in the United States and how oversight of the field has evolved, particularly in the wake of ordered cuts to NIH-funded research. Read their new commentary here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

In a new piece in @hastingscenter report, @LawrenceGostin, @avgfinch, and Peter Lurie dig deeper into the MAHA agenda, identifying evidence-based policies that would be effective in combating chronic diseases. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ha…

New Body Adopts Intense Timetable for Final Pandemic Agreement Talks IGWG met for the first time and chose Amb. Tovar da Silva Nunes & Dr. Mathew Harpur as co-chairs. ✍️@kerrycullinan11 @WHO @DrTedros @PandemicAction @HelenClarkNZ healthpolicy-watch.news/new-body-adopt…

In their new Forefront article, @avgfinch and @LawrenceGostin from @oneillinstitute discuss how President Trump’s executive order suspending federal funding for gain-of-function research not only contains questionable assertions, but also frames the targeted research so broadly that it is likely to affect even lower-risk infectious disease research. healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/for…

A truly historic evening at the #WHA78: the #PandemicAccord resolution was approved in Committee A with 124 in favour, 0 against and 11 abstentions. The final step: adoption in plenary tomorrow morning. My thanks once again to @WHO Member States for choosing to keep the world safer. 🙏

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It was a pleasure speaking with Kathryn Ryan this morning on @ninetonoon @RNZ. We discussed the implications of the US’ withdrawal from WHO on global health, financing and disease prevention cooperation, and how prepared we are for the next pandemic.

Thank you @nytimes @snonal for the conversation with me, Neal Vora from @ConservationOrg, and my colleague @avgfinch from @oneillinstitute on the historic agreement to move forward on a #PandemicAccord. bit.ly/42h05G1

Statement from Leaders at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law on the First Pandemic Treaty: oneill.law.georgetown.edu/press/statemen…

💚 Consensus on the pandemic agreement! OUR JOINT STATEMENT: "We congratulate @WHO Member States for finalizing the text of the HISTORIC pandemic agreement, for putting cooperation over nationalism and for standing together against pandemic threats." pandemicactionnetwork.org/news/a-commitm…

.@WHO Member States made history in Geneva today by reaching consensus on a proposed #PandemicAccord: who.int/news/item/16-0… I thank national negotiators for their foresight, commitment and tireless work. Gratitude as well to civil society partners. We look forward to #WHA78 where countries will consider the agreement for final adoption.

After over 3 years of negotiations, WHO Member States have finalized a draft #PandemicAccord to make the world safer from future pandemics. The draft agreement will now be submitted to WHO’s Member States meeting at the #WHA78 for consideration and adoption Proposals within the text include: ✅ Boosting global collaboration on prevention & preparedness ✅ Strengthening health systems & R&D worldwide ✅ Creating a fair system for pathogen access & benefit-sharing ✅ Building a skilled global health emergency workforce The proposal respects national sovereignty—the draft agreement does not provide WHO any authority to direct, order, alter or prescribe national laws or policies, or mandate States to take specific actions. bit.ly/3EaZQmL

We’ve made history The Pandemic Treaty, arts 4 & 5 on prevention & One Health are now greened For the first time, One Health is in a legally binding instrument well as an article on prevention of pandemics at the earliest possible stage before humans & animals become infected

⏲️ The negotiating session for the #Pandemicaccord has been extended just a bit as negotiators return to the capitals for the final sign-off. 💉Just a few issues remain - tech transfer and if parties can opt out of an annex on PABs. 🏁 Final outcome is expected Tuesday. 🧵

This week is the final negotiations on a landmark #PandemicAgreement. In @devex, @avgfinch, @LawrenceGostin, and Dame Barbara Stocking explain the stakes of this historic moment and offer solutions to the current outstanding issues. devex.com/news/opinion-f…

Out now, our analysis in @devex on the final hurdles to a WHO #PandemicAgreement in this final (scheduled) round of negotiations in the INB, and some solutions grounded in the legal text, with @LawrenceGostin and @GPHC_Panel Chair Dame Barbara Stocking. devex.com/news/opinion-f…

Today in @TheLancet, experts from The Lancet–PPATS Commission on Prevention of Viral Spillover push for One Health in the @WHO #PandemicAgreement As the world faces rising pandemic risks, we call for robust prevention, global cooperation, and equity bit.ly/3E7RKeu

Enormous thanks to my brilliant co-authors Neil M Vora, Latiffah Hassan, Chris Walzer, @rainamontana, @RobynAlders, Chyna Yong Suit-B, John H Amuasi, @MulumbaMoses_, Ted Loch-Temzelides, Sergio Guerrero-Sanchez, and @LawrenceGostin

On this basis, we urge WHO Member States to adopt the text. From that foundation, the Pandemic Agreement can, and must, evolve to meet the growing threat of spillover on a rapidly changing planet. Read the full Lancet Comment here: bit.ly/3E7RKeu

🚨 On Monday, the #INB will resume for its final scheduled week of negotiations on the WHO #PandemicAgreement. If Member States adopt the Agreement in May, it would represent the first binding international agreement with obligations on spillover prevention and #OneHealth.