COVID-19: How much will it cost to prepare the world for the next pandemic?

-There have been calls for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic if and when it comes.

-Preparedness starts at country level, with resilient health systems, sharing of key health assets, cohesion and trust at the forefront.

-Additional financing for preparedness could help expand the support that the World Bank and others provide to countries and regional institutions.

 
In the wake of COVID-19, there have been calls for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic. These calls are driven by a sense that the outbreak could have been foreseen and prevented, or that the spread could have been more effectively contained causing less social and economic disruption and averting deaths.

Such calls have been made in the past and have resulted in meaningful action. Yet, the world tends to move on quickly, with new crises taking center stage, resulting in the now familiar cycle of “panic and neglect”. This is a concern: although the timing and nature of the next pandemic spark is unknowable, it is certain to happen.

 
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Πηγή: weforum.org