GENEVA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization chief said on Thursday that he was hopeful an annex to a ‍pandemic treaty would be adopted next year, saying that he did not see bilateral negotiations between the United States and African states as a threat.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters ‌at a press briefing in Geneva ‌he was “hopeful” that a deal on an annex covering the sharing of pathogenic information could be finalised before a major WHO summit in May 2026.

“Bilateral agreements are no problem to be honest. It doesn’t affect (the annex) and I’m ‍not worried,” he told the ACANU press briefing.

The U.S. signed a new five-year agreement with Kenya earlier this ‍month under an ‘America First’ global health plan.

Health experts have voiced concerns that su

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