The world lacks the funds, political will and appropriate global platforms to tackle the next pandemic – and the World Health Organization (WHO) should possibly be split into two entities, with one focusing solely on health emergencies.
This is according to a new report by former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former co-chairs of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.
“If there were a new pandemic threat today, such as if H5N1 began to spread from person to person at scale, the world would likely be overwhelmed again. We just aren’t equipped enough to stop outbreaks before they spread further,” according to Clark speaking at an event to release the report hosted by Club de Madrid.
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