Thailand joins Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative ministers' meeting chaired by France
24 September 2026
On 24 September 2026, Thai Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Vijavat Isarabhakdi attended the Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative (FPGH).
It was chaired by France as the 2026 Chair of the FPGH, under the One Health approach.
All seven FPGH members attended: Brazil, France, Indonesia, Norway, Senegal, South Africa and Thailand.
The meeting discussed Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) and Global Health Architecture (GHA) reform.
The Vice Minister referred to negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) Annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement.
The FPGH was founded in 2006; Thailand chaired it in 2017 and 2024.
In plain words
FPGH Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative — A seven-country group founded in 2006 to advance global health diplomacy.
PABS Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing — The annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement on sharing pathogens and the benefits from them.
One Health One Health approach — An approach linking human, animal and environmental health.