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WHO warns the world is on the edge of greater pandemic damage
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board says pandemic risk is outpacing investments, and that future outbreaks could hit a more divided, indebted world with greater health and economic damage . The report argues that the world remains dangerously unprepared despite lessons from Ebola and COVID-19
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Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa says WHO declared the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 17 . The alert highlights the seriousness of the situation and the need for heightened vigilance, response coordination, and public-health measures
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Global health leaders warn outbreak preparedness gaps remain unresolved
WHO-linked reporting emphasizes that pandemic preparedness problems identified after Ebola have not been fully fixed, leaving the world vulnerable to faster-spreading and more disruptive outbreaks . The main concern is not just disease spread, but the wider economic and social fallout of a major health emergency
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New WHO report says infectious disease outbreaks are becoming more damaging
According to the new GPMB report, outbreaks are increasing in frequency and severity, with expanding health, political, social, and economic consequences . The report says countries have less capacity to recover now than they did a decade ago
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Public health emergency declaration raises pressure on international Ebola response
WHO’s emergency designation typically mobilizes global attention, funding, and coordination for containment efforts . The Kinshasa alert underscores that international and local health authorities are treating the outbreak as a significant cross-border threat
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Pandemic risk now outpacing investment in preparedness
The GPMB report’s central warning is that preparedness financing and policy action are lagging behind the scale of pandemic threats . It argues that this mismatch could make the next pandemic more costly and more destabilizing than COVID-19
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Health systems face higher vulnerability in a more divided and indebted world
The report warns that the next pandemic would strike countries that are politically more fragmented and financially weaker, limiting their ability to respond effectively . This could deepen inequality in access to care and recovery support
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Ebola emergency renewed focus on surveillance and cross-border coordination
The WHO emergency declaration signals the need for stronger disease surveillance, contact tracing, and border coordination between affected countries . Cross-border outbreaks are especially difficult to contain without rapid information sharing and logistics support
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WHO report links outbreak preparedness to economic resilience
Beyond health impacts, the report says pandemics can cause severe economic disruption, and that future shocks may be even harder to absorb . It frames pandemic preparedness as a core economic resilience issue, not only a medical one
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International health authorities urged to close outbreak-readiness gaps
The report presents pandemic preparedness as an urgent global priority, calling attention to weak systems for prevention, detection, and response . Its message is that without stronger investment, the world remains exposed to a major health crisis with cascading impacts
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