Risking repeat: The urgency of better pandemic preparedness

The Covid-19 pandemic caught public health systems off guard and threw the world into crisis response mode. As epidemic control and recovery grows, questions turn to how to avoid a repeat of the catastrophe. While the time is right to capitalize on innovative practices and tools born from the crisis, there is also a risk of global health priorities losing momentum and resources as urgency wanes. This session will look at how to capture lessons learned from the Covid-19 crisis and apply them to better pandemic preparedness in the future.