FORUM: Stand with our efforts to ensure the world is equipped and ready to take on the health challenges to come. International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2022.
It is important to strengthen epidemic prevention by applying lessons learned on epidemic management and how to prevent the stoppage of basic services, and to raise the level of preparedness in order to have the earliest and most adequate response to any epidemic that may arise, and recognizing also the value of an integrated One Health approach that fosters integration of human health, animal health and plant health, as well as environmental and other relevant sectors. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #EpidemicPreparedness, #27December, #InternationalDayofEpidemicPreparedness.
Statement by the United Nations Secretary General on the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2022.
Three years ago this month, the virus that causes COVID-19 was first detected.
The costs have been catastrophic. Millions of lives have been lost, and hundreds of millions of people have fallen ill. Economies were shattered, health systems were stretched, and trillions of dollars were lost. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals has been thrown off track. And developing countries were often left to fend for themselves, shamefully denied the vaccines, tests or treatments they needed to protect their people.
COVID-19 will not be the last epidemic or pandemic humanity faces. As a global community, we must heed the harsh lessons of COVID-19 and make bold investments in pandemic preparedness, prevention and response.
We need better surveillance to detect and monitor viruses with epidemic potential. We need more resilient health systems supported by universal health coverage. And we need a health workforce that is well-trained, well-equipped and well-paid.
We also need equitable access to vaccines, treatments, diagnostics and life-saving technology for all countries.
And we must fight the scourge of misinformation and pseudoscience with science and fact-based information.
A pandemic cannot be fought country by country. The world must come together. COVID-19 was a wake-up call.
On this International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, I urge all countries to stand with our efforts to ensure the world is equipped and ready to take on the health challenges to come.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED!
Three years ago this month, the virus that causes COVID-19 was first detected.
The costs have been catastrophic. Millions of lives have been lost, and hundreds of millions of people have fallen ill. Economies were shattered, health systems were stretched, and trillions of dollars were lost. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals has been thrown off track. And developing countries were often left to fend for themselves, shamefully denied the vaccines, tests or treatments they needed to protect their people.
COVID-19 will not be the last epidemic or pandemic humanity faces. As a global community, we must heed the harsh lessons of COVID-19 and make bold investments in pandemic preparedness, prevention and response.
We need better surveillance to detect and monitor viruses with epidemic potential. We need more resilient health systems supported by universal health coverage. And we need a health workforce that is well-trained, well-equipped and well-paid.
We also need equitable access to vaccines, treatments, diagnostics and life-saving technology for all countries.
And we must fight the scourge of misinformation and pseudoscience with science and fact-based information.
A pandemic cannot be fought country by country. The world must come together. COVID-19 was a wake-up call.
On this International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, I urge all countries to stand with our efforts to ensure the world is equipped and ready to take on the health challenges to come.
António Guterres.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED!
International cooperation and multilateralism play an important role in the response to epidemics. We need to stress the significance of partnership and solidarity among every individual, community and State, and regional and international organizations, in all stages of epidemic management, as well as the importance of considering a gender perspective in this regard.
EVENTS: Join the Webinar to mark the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2022 on December 27th
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