Experts stress need for measures to tackle global emergencies
Experts at a recent webinar hosted by The Hindu discussed critical strategies for preparing for future pandemics, emphasizing the need for improved laboratory infrastructure and robust disease surveillance. The panel highlighted the importance of community engagement, data sharing, and the adoption of a 'One Health' approach to effectively manage zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
Why it matters
Strengthening global health preparedness is essential to mitigating the economic and human costs of future infectious disease outbreaks and preventing the escalation of antimicrobial resistance.
Emphasising the need for preparedness measures ahead of the next pandemic or global health emergency, experts at The Hindu’s webinar, ‘Ebola: Preparing for the Next Pandemic’, said there was an urgent need for better lab and testing infrastructure, for training and resources for healthcare workers, data to be shared across stakeholders and for trust to be built within communities to combat misinformation.
The article provides a balanced report on a professional panel discussion, citing multiple expert perspectives without injecting editorial opinion or partisan framing.
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