An international committee has warned that the world is not sufficiently prepared to face a future pandemic that may be more dangerous than the Covid-19 epidemic, and called for global cooperation and long-term funding. / p>
According to Arabiya Net, the Supervisory Board of Global Preparedness warned that if we do not take the lesson from Covid-19 and if we do not act through the necessary means and show the required commitment, The next epidemic - which is for sure - will be more devastating.
The council is an independent oversight body established by the World Health Organization and the World Bank in 2018.
In its annual report, the council complained about the little progress that had been made despite the recommendations it made in its report last year, prior to the emerging coronavirus crisis.
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Gro Harlem Brundtland, Co-Chair of this Council and former Director of the World Health Organization, said the impact of Covid-19 is worse than we expected and the measures recommended by us have not been taken (. ...) so far.
she added, "Our worst fears, tragically and disastrously, have been realized.
The council said that from an economic perspective, it would take 500 years to spend the money the world loses due to COVID-19 on the recommended preparations, concluding that the return on investment is enormous from preparation To face a potential epidemic.
Therefore, the report again calls on political leaders to take responsibility and participate in increasing cooperation and planning for long-term financing to prepare for a future pandemic.
It is also proposed to hold an international summit sponsored by the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the World Bank and other international financial institutions to discuss a global framework for emergency preparedness and how to respond to it.
Brundtland said that projected and sustainable financing of the scale required is one of the pillars of this system.
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