HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH SECURITY

COVID-19 is not just a global health emergency, it is a vivid demonstration of the fact that there is no health security without resilient health systems, or without addressing the social, economic, commercial and environmental determinants of health

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
WHO Director-General,
opening remarks at the 73rd World Health Assembly

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Introduction

Countries have made significant progress in improving capacities to manage health emergencies. Yet recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have demonstrated that no country is fully prepared to deal with a crisis of this scale, speed and severity. While exposing gaps in health security, the COVID-19 pandemic has also highlighted limitations in health systems to absorb the shock and increased demands of such an event, including being flexible and agile enough to adapt to disruptions and ensuring the continuity of essential health services. Read more ...

International workshop organized by the WHO and the University of Leeds

HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH SECURITY

Workshop organised by the University of Leeds and the World Health Organization

May 20th 2021, 11:00-16:00 (BST)

Introduction