Sustainable preparedness for health security and resilience

Download or read book Sustainable preparedness for health security and resilience written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes meeting proceedings and key highlights of the United General Assembly Side Event on sustainable preparedness for health security and resilience, held on 1 October 2020, and co-hosted by the Governments of France, Finland, Indonesia and WHO. The objectives of the meeting were to highlight experiences and lessons learnt before and during the pandemic, advocate for long-term sustainable emergency preparedness, and the need to apply a whole-of-society approach through multisectoral collaboration and community engagement. The report provides leaders and policymakers of Member States, international organizations and partners with recommendations on breaking the panic-then-forget cycle.