COVID-19 has shown that collectively, the world was woefully under prepared. In this new report, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board lays out the key lessons the world must learn from the pandemic and the concrete actions we can take to protect ourselves.
With the right political and financial commitment and investment now, we can prevent and mitigate future pandemics. This is a critical moment for countries and we ask leaders to put targeted measures in place that we know can suppress the spread and ensure that health systems and workers are protected.
For people also, we ask you to continue to do the basics.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------G