Japan bolsters pandemic readiness with new health crisis institute

Japan bolsters pandemic readiness with new health crisis institute

The Japan Institute for Health Security represents the centerpiece of a strengthened framework designed to apply lessons from the early missteps of the COVID-19 crisis.

ThePatriotLight - Japan bolsters pandemic readiness with new health crisis institute

ThePatriotLight - As Japan marks two years of COVID-19 being reclassified into a lower-risk category under the country’s infectious diseases control law, the government is accelerating its efforts to prepare for future outbreaks.The Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS), established in April, represents the centerpiece of a strengthened framework designed to apply hard-learned lessons from the early missteps of the pandemic.“By bringing tog…