With lessons learned from COVID-19, a world-leading expert on pandemic preparedness proposes a pragmatic plan urgently needed for the future of global health security.
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how unprepared the world was for such an event, as even the most sophisticated public health systems failed to cope. We must have far more investment and preparation, along with better detection, warning, and coordination within and across national boundaries. In an age of global pandemics, no country can achieve public health on its own. Health security planning is paramount.
Lawrence O. Gostin is Professor at Georgetown Law, Founding Linda D. and Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Global Health Law; Faculty Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law; and Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre on Public Health Law and Human Rights.
He has spent three decades designing resilient health systems and governance that take account of our interconnected world, as a close advisor to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), WHO, and many public health agencies globally.
Professor Gostin has been at the centre of public policy and law through multiple epidemics from AIDS and SARS to Ebola, MERS, and Zika. He currently works closely with the Biden administration and global institutions like WHO, the World Bank, and Gavi on the COVID-19 response.
This event was held on 05/12/2022.
