Search Tag: Pandemic Preparedness
2024 11 Nov
The United Kingdom is preparing to launch an innovative surveillance programme, the first of its kind globally, designed to detect and respond to emerging pandemics and other health threats. This real-time system will utilise cutting-edge genomics technology to track respiratory diseases and antimicrobial resistance. Through a partnership with...Read more
2024 31 Aug
The global health landscape has been shaped by numerous pandemics over the past century, with each crisis underscoring the need for more effective and timely responses. The recent establishment of Gavi’s 2.25 billion euro Day Zero Financing Facility marks a significant milestone in pandemic preparedness, aiming to ensure rapid access to vaccines...Read more
2024 28 May
The World Health Assembly (WHA) recognized the progress made over the past two years by Member States to develop a pandemic agreement and strengthen the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005). Governments meeting in Geneva for the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly are in talks to advance these two efforts, which aim to boost the world’s...Read more