A planned international accord on how to limit deaths and coordinate international action during a pandemic is in the balance ahead of talks at the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO’s 194 member states are aiming to reach agreement in Geneva from Monday. “It will be difficult,” said one negotiator. In the struggle to reach an agreement, the negotiators have presented a radically shortened draft compared to a proposal from before Easter. It now runs to 23 pages. Numerous controversial provisions have been omitted. The international agreement is intended to save lives in the event of a fu…