Covid is a 'wake-up' call for the world to improve health resilience Leaders must use this month's G7 to build post-pandemic consensus, just as countries did after Second World War 5 June 2021 • 6:30am Taiwanese military prepare to spray disinfectant at a subway station in Taipei Credit: Ritchie B Tongo/Shutterstock The world needs to forge a post-pandemic consensus around global health, just as leaders came together after the Second World War to build new international institutions, a new report has urged. The Reform for Resilience Policy Commission, made up of leaders from business, science and politics including the past Prime Ministers of Australia, Finland and Portugal, described Covid as a “wake-up call to the world”.