Transforming or Tinkering? Inaction lays the groundwok for another pandemic

The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, which we had the honour of co-chairing, spent eight months reviewing the global experience of COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic. [...] At the present pace of change, the world is laying the groundwork for failure and the risk of a new pandemic with the same devastating consequences. [...] Convened by Heads of State who represent the 90 countries of the AU, CARICOM, the G7 and the G20, it resulted in engagement and commitments from national governments, UN agencies, funds, and foundations, research organizations, the private sector, and civil society. [...] Some of this change could occur through amendments to the IHR, and the proposals of the United States attempt to address the speed of both reporting and investigating. [...] (Source: The Global Fund, The Global Fund) WHO to develop immediately a road map for the short-term and within three months WHO Immediately On March 30, the WHO published its Strategic Preparedness, scenarios for the medium- and long-term response to COVID-19, with clear goals, targets Readiness and Response Plan to End the Global COVID-19 Emer- and milestones to guide and monitor the implementati.