Jacob welcomes Alexandra Finch on the podcast to talk about the mpox outbreak in the context of the international legal frameworks that apply including WHO’s emergency declaration, how they are being applied, and how they are/should be reformed.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro

(01:30) - Mpox emergency declaration

(06:30) - Needs v. realities

(12:56) - How does the WHO actually work? Who pays for the vaccines?

(22:30) – International Health Regulations and Global Pandemic Treaty

(33:55) – Pitfalls of international law

(41:30) – How to build trust in institutions

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Referenced in the Show:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-world-desperately-needs-a-new-pandemic-treaty/

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2410395.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/opinion/mpox-vaccines-africa-pandemic.html

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