WHO warns that humanity is on the brink of an even more devastating pandemic: The world is not safer'

"Since the 2016 Ebola crisis, the world has suffered five major public health emergencies, including Covid-19, the largest pandemic of this century. In recent years, initiatives and mechanisms have emerged to respond to new health challenges, such as the Pandemic Fund and the WHO Pandemic Arrangement, but the experts acknowledge that we live in a world of greater volatility, uncertainty, fragmentation and interconnected shocks with far-reaching consequences than a decade ago."

A new pandemic risk has risen sharply, with preparedness and investment failing to keep pace. Experts from the World Health Organization report that anticipation and response to epidemic outbreaks after the Ebola crisis have not improved enough. They warn that pandemic risk is worsening, public trust is eroding, and inequality is becoming entrenched. The warnings follow a WHO declaration of a global emergency due to a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board created a pandemic-resilient priorities report to prevent another devastating epidemic like West African Ebola. Despite reforms and new mechanisms such as the Pandemic Fund and the WHO Pandemic Arrangement, recent shocks and evidence suggest resilience may be weakening.

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