Learning from crisis: building resilient systems to combat future pandemics

Abstract

COVID-19 has accelerated medical research in the quest to understand this new pandemic threat, to answer public health questions, and to develop a vaccine that could allow a return to "normal" life. A spotlight has illuminated how evidence becomes policy, and the interface of politics and science, which encompasses ecological, financial, and social risks, among others. In a lecture delivered for the Academy of Medical Sciences on Nov 2, 2020, we examined the threat of future pandemics in the light of COVID-19, reviewing how to prepare, how to build resilient health systems, and what we can learn from coronavirus to combat pandemics of the future.

IJHG 27.2 Review

“…Improving population health has become increasingly important as health crises become both more inevitable and globally significant (Kickbusch et al , 2021). At the same time, healthcare resources, including medical personnel are increasingly stretched due to educational and training shortfalls, migration, wage structures and burn-out of health professionals.…”

“…( 2022) -Exploring the nexus of health promotion, sport and well-being to improve future synergies and public health capacity through integrated approaches. IJHG 27.2 ahead of print Improving population health has become increasingly important as health crises become both more inevitable and globally significant (Kickbusch et al, 2021). At the same time, healthcare resources, including medical personnel are increasingly stretched due to educational and training shortfalls, migration, wage structures and burn-out of health professionals.…”

Requisitos para o desenvolvimento de empreendimentos de saúde resilientes

“…Entre as lições aprendidas durante a pandemia do novo Coronavírus, destaca-se a necessidade de ações de preparação para construir sistemas de saúde resilientes [1]- [3]. De fato, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) planeja desenvolver acordos ou outros instrumentos internacionais que envolvam países e setores privados na preparação e resposta a futuras pandemias [4].…”

Evidence-Based Public–Private Collaboration in the Health Sector: The Potential for Collaborative Governance to Contribute to Economic Recovery from COVID-19 in Asia

“…This crucial boost in speed was possibly due to greater provision of early-stage incentives by the policy response in these countries(Agarwal and Gaule 2022, p. 2). Pandemic response was helped by the fact that global cooperation has started to lay the groundwork for financing during pandemics, although unfortunately global solidarity has fallen short of ensuring equal access to pandemic-mitigating technologies(Kickbusch, Leung, and Shattock 2021).One key for long-term resilience will be adopting appropriate technology for health, education, and other sectors, tailoring new technology to each jurisdiction's demographic and institutional context. As emphasized in the World Development Report 2021, evolving methods leverage public-private consortia to allow contact tracing while balancing concerns for privacy.…”