Going global, acting local: the international pandemic convention

ABSTRACT

This article highlights the importance of global mechanisms in place to complement effective regional, national and sub-national approaches to handling the pandemics. It presents the legitimacy and the case for local input, regional themes observed, and means by which local responses can be enabled. In conclusion, the voice of those deeply engaged in their regions and localities and trusted by the people they serve, are essential to getting the path to an effective, game-changing global convention right. A global regime that enhances these voices and their strategies could meaningfully affect the lives of the many people counting on the success of the discussed initiative.