FORUM: "
Early detection, early action, healthier communities."
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2024.
Epidemics and pandemics are some of the biggest threats to a
safe and healthy world. They are on the rise, and in today’s connected world, they are spreading further and faster than ever before. Known epidemics—such as cholera, measles, Ebola, and malaria—continue to threaten large parts of the world’s population. And, as we saw with
COVID-19,
the world is also at risk from new infectious diseases that can claim millions of lives, bring health systems to their knees, and reverse decades of development progress. But the good news is that with effective preparedness and response measures, we can reduce the impacts of epidemics and pandemics and even stop them in their tracks. The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on the need to equip the world and ensure that we are all ready to take on the health challenges to come. We must heed the lessons learnt from the recent pandemic and invest in epidemic preparedness, prevention and response to save the world from the scourge of epidemics. Follow the conversations with the hashtags:
#EpidemicPreparedness,
#27December,
#InternationalDayofEpidemicPreparedness.
EVENTS: On
December 27th, the
World Health Assembly (WHA) and
World Health Organization (WHO) will hold a
webinar to mark the
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2024. The Secretary-General said these efforts are making progress and recalled that the
High-level meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, held in September, concluded with a robust
political declaration which complements negotiations underway towards a pandemic accord. The pandemic accord will help to create a safer and healthier world with a universal system of response to disease eruptions, he added.
STATEMENTS: Read the
statement of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the International Day of Epidemic preparedness 2024; December 27th.
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