pandemic preparedness
pan-DEM-ik preh-PAIR-ed-nes
pænˈdɛmɪk prɪˈpɛərɪdnɪsListen
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the set of policies, institutional capacities, stockpiles, surveillance systems, international agreements, and pre-developed medical countermeasures that governments and international organisations establish before a pandemic strikes in order to detect outbreaks early, respond rapidly, and minimise loss of life and societal disruption; pandemic preparedness planning encompasses disease surveillance networks, laboratory diagnostic capacity, vaccine development platforms, antiviral stockpiles, emergency operations protocols, risk communication strategies, and the financing mechanisms of bodies such as the World Health Organization, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, and the Pandemic Fund established at the World Bank after the COVID-19 crisis
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