WHO chief concerned over missing deadline for pandemic accord The month of May is the scheduled deadline to finish negotiations and adopt a legally binding pandemic treaty. 
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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday voiced concern that countries may miss a May deadline to finish negotiations and adopt a legally binding pandemic treaty.
"I must say I'm concerned that member states may not meet that commitment," said Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in an address to the global health agency's Executive Board.
"In my view, a failure to deliver the pandemic agreement and the IHR (International Health Regulations) amendments will be a missed opportunity for which future generations may not forgive us," he said.