Save lives in the next pandemic: ensure vaccine equity now

Carlson, Colin; Becker, Daniel; Happi, Christian; O’Donoghue, Zoe; de Oliveira, Tulio; Oyola, Samuel O.; Poisot, Timothée; Seifert, Stephanie; Phelan, Alexandra

doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00545-3

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“… 1 Benefit-sharing—a concept in which the gains from public health efforts are fairly distributed among all stakeholders 2 —can play a vital role in protecting equity in global health. 3 Implementing benefit-sharing in global health aims to encourage global cooperation while striking a balance between the risks undertaken by those providing resources (eg, biospecimens) and broader public health benefits. 4 Benefits can include both monetary and nonmonetary forms of compensation.…”

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Beyond “business as usual”: lessons from FIFA for fair benefit-sharing in global health

Wahl,

Butin,

Gombe

et al. 2024

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While researchers and agencies from low- and middle-income countries often contribute significantly to public health surveillance data, which is crucial for effective pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response activities, they often do not receive adequate compensation for their contributions. Incentivizing data sharing is important for informing public health responses to pathogens with pandemic potential. However, existing data sharing legal frameworks have limitations. In this context, we looked beyond “business the usual suspects” to explore the applicability of a benefit-sharing model developed and implemented by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in international association football. This model rewards grassroots contributions and redistributes benefits, promoting a fair balance of interests across diverse economic contexts. We discuss adapting FIFA's mechanisms, including training compensation and solidarity payments, to create a novel benefit-sharing framework in global health. Given the complexity of global health, we note ways in which components of the FIFA model would need to be adapted for global health. Challenges such as integrating into existing legal frameworks, ensuring broad international buy-in, and accommodating different pandemic periods are examined. While adapting the FIFA model presents challenges, it offers a promising approach to achieving more equitable data sharing and benefit distribution in global health.

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