bolsteredInternational Health Regulations enhance surveillance and necessitate nations to counteract misinformation
The World Health Assembly (WHA) has made a significant move by adopting amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) on June 1, 2024. These amendments, which were accepted behind closed doors and without a formal vote, have sparked controversy and raised concerns among various groups and governments.
The amendments include a definition of a pandemic emergency, a commitment to solidarity and equity, the establishment of the States Parties Committee, and the creation of National IHR Authorities. They also aim to facilitate an enormous global build-up of the Pharmaceutical Hospital Emergency Industrial Complex and address misinformation and disinformation.
One of the most contentious aspects of the amendments is the provision for addressing misinformation and disinformation. This has been a point of concern for many, including Dr. Nass, who has expressed her views in several articles. According to Dr. Nass, nations have at least 10 months to avoid any provisions they do not like in the newly amended document.
The amendments also strengthen surveillance, a concern that has been echoed in the article "The WHO Takes Another Step Towards the Pit." This strengthening of surveillance has led to fears of a potential repeating of the surveil-declare-threat-lockdown-coerced mass vaccination approach.
In response to these developments, a group of 11 lawyers from nine countries held a press conference in Geneva to provide a critical analysis of the outcomes of the 77th World Health Assembly from a legal and constitutional perspective. South African activist, journalist, and lawyer Shabnam Palesa Mohamed served an important document on the WHO/WHA, which includes a Declaration of Invalidity, Statement of Dispute, and Notice of Objection.
The amendments also pave the way for the creation of the World Health Organisation's Science Council, which, as exposed in the article "Introducing the WHO Science Council that is About to Control Your Life," could potentially control future decisions about gene therapy (mRNA) technology.
It is crucial to continue raising awareness and putting pressure on our governments to reject these amendments before the end of March 2025. Countries have 10 months to reserve or reject provisions, except those countries which rejected the 2022 amendments and so have 18 months.
In a recent development, the Lee County Republican Assembly in Florida declared the UN, WHO, and WEF as terrorist organizations. However, the impact of this declaration on the IHR amendments remains to be seen.
As negotiations for the proposed Pandemic Agreement continue, it is essential to stay informed and engaged in the discussion to ensure that our rights and freedoms are protected.
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