Are we able to Prevent Future Pandemics? A Lesson from Covid-19 Pandemic

Faculty Medicine Year: 2021
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Journal: Afro-Egypt J Infect Endem Dis Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine, Endemic and Tropical Medicine Department Volume:
Keywords : , , able , Prevent Future Pandemics? , Lesson from    
Abstract:
Human faced a lot of pandemics, and WHO has a definition as well as regulations for different phases of pandemic. The aim of this commentary is giving an attention of the value to change these current definitions and regulations hoping to save people in the future and stop global spread of any infection. Outbreak of a novel corona virus was reported in China on December 2019. Sooner, a global spread was reported and WHO announced a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020. WHO declared it as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. If the current definitions and regulations of pandemic are changed, a global cooperative and supportive actions must be announced by secretary general of UN in any future health hazards with a possible global pandemic. Including support for global health care, economical support and local action plan to control outbreaks at site with UN support both medical and financial aiming to prevent further spread worldwide.
   
     
 
       

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