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Published 28 December 2020
The United Nations commemorated the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, underscoring the need to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, and urging greater investments in preparedness, to confront future health emergencies.
“This first observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness falls at the end of a year in which a scenario many had feared came tragically true … As we strive to control and recover from the current pandemic, we must think about the next,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a message.
He also highlighted the need for strong health systems and social protection, support for communities on the frontlines, and technical cooperation for countries.
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Dec 28, 2020 12:54 AM EST
The COVID-19 pandemic will not be the final pandemic, and efforts to bolster human health are doomed without tackling animal welfare and climate change, according to the World Health Organization s chief.
In a video message on Sunday s first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also denounced the dangerously short-sighted cycle of throwing cash at outbreaks but doing nothing to prepare for the next outbreak.
COVID-19 Pandemic Would Not Be the Last
According to the WHO director-general, unless humans alter the way they engage with animals and address climate change, we will soon find ourselves fazed with another global health crisis.
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The United Nations commemorated the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, underscoring the need to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic.
It urged greater investments in preparedness, to confront future health emergencies.
“This first observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness falls at the end of a year in which a scenario many had feared came tragically true … As we strive to control and recover from the current pandemic, we must think about the next,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a message.
He also highlighted the need for strong health systems and social protection, support for communities on the frontlines, and technical cooperation for countries.
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In this file photo taken on February 4, 2020 United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press briefing at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)
The world must start preparing for the next pandemic, the United Nations has said.
In a message commemorating the first observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the idea of a virus more lethal than COVID-19 is not incredible.
“This first observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness falls at the end of a year in which a scenario many had feared came tragically true,” Guterres said.