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WHO Warns World Is Not Keeping up with Risk of 'Worse' Pandemic
The report says 2024 health emergency events nearly doubled from 2015 as climate change, conflict and distrust outpace reforms.
- On Monday, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board launched its 2026 report, 'A World on the Edge,' at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, warning that global pandemic risk is outpacing preparedness efforts.
- Infectious disease outbreaks are becoming increasingly frequent and severe, with the GPMB warning that the trajectory of pandemic risk is "moving in the wrong direction" despite knowledge gained since the 2016 West African Ebola epidemic.
- Climate change, increased mobility, and armed conflict drive rising pandemic risks, while eroding public trust and deepening inequality weaken recovery capacities, according to the report.
- The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency following a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, with 80 deaths attributed to the disease.
- Finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement remains a critical test of political leadership this year, GPMB Co-Chair Joy Phumaphi stated, urging stronger commitments toward equitable international preparedness to prevent future crises.
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Africa: WHO Warns Global Preparedness Failing Amid Rising Pandemic Threats
The report also highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence and digital technologies for preparedness, especially in pandemic monitoring, but warned that inadequate governance could widen global inequalities in health security and access.
·South Africa
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WHO warns global preparedness failing amid rising pandemic threats
The report also highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence and digital technologies for preparedness, especially in pandemic monitoring, but warned that inadequate governance could widen global inequalities in health security and access.
·Abuja, Nigeria
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Experts from the international health organization warn that the risk of a new public health emergency is skyrocketing as investment and measures to deal with it stagnate
·Spain
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