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Pandemics and New Health Threats, the OECD Warns: Expenditure on Preparation Drops. In Poor Countries Three Quarters of the Resources Come From Foreign Aid, but They Are Down 46%.
After the peak recorded during the Covid, investments for prevention, preparedness and response to health emergencies have decreased in all groups of countries, while remaining in 2023 on average 13% above pre-pandemic levels. Very strong the gap: 75.7 dollars per capita in high-income countries versus just 3.7 in low-income ones. And now the expected cut up to 46% of international health aid risks to weaken further the response capacity of the …
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After the peak recorded during the Covid, investments for prevention, preparedness and response to health emergencies have decreased in all groups of countries, while remaining in 2023 on average 13% above pre-pandemic levels. Very strong the gap: 75.7 dollars per capita in high-income countries versus just 3.7 in low-income ones. And now the expected cut up to 46% of international health aid risks to weaken further the response capacity of the …