# Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system

Type: Technology

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## Timeline

- **2026-05-01**: 79th World Health Assembly — Target deadline for the conclusion of negotiations on a legally binding global pandemic agreement.
- **2026-03-04**: Roche Africa Press Day — Policymakers and scientists meet in Kenya to discuss the transition of labs from emergency assets to essential infrastructure.
- **2025-05-01**: 78th World Health Assembly — Adoption of the global pandemic preparedness resolution and initial framework for the PABS system.

## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### Africa Reimagines Lab Infrastructure as Essential Health Security Pillar
2026-03-05 02:12:37 · Sector: bio · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

At the Roche Africa Press Day, health leaders and the Africa CDC called for a fundamental shift in laboratory financing, moving from reactive emergency response to permanent national infrastructure. The transition is tied to the upcoming 2026 global pandemic agreement, which aims to mandate pathogen data sharing in exchange for equitable access to medical countermeasures.
Full story: https://getbiobrief.com/story/africa-pandemic-preparedness-laboratories-essential-infrastructure

### Africa Shifts Strategy: Labs as Permanent Infrastructure, Not Emergency Assets
2026-03-05 02:06:21 · Sector: health · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

African health leaders and Roche are advocating for a fundamental shift in how laboratory systems are funded and integrated into national health frameworks. The move aims to replace 'emergency-only' funding with sustainable infrastructure to ensure pandemic preparedness and equitable access to diagnostics.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/africa-health-infrastructure-lab-sustainability

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