A new report surveyed the first two years of the pandemic to understand what the world got right, what it didn't, and how we can prepare for future health crises. Here are 4 things they learned.
, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and chair of the commission.assembled rankings on which countries would be best and worst prepared for a hypothetical pandemic."They proved to be very misleading," says Sachs. Many of the nations at the top of those lists, he explains, ended up with high death rates and difficulties countering the virus. The one region of the world that punched above its weight was the Western Pacific.
, honorary president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and co-author of the report. She's referring to immigrants, refugees, the elderly, Indigenous populations, women and children, prisoners, and those with disabilities, fewer resources and reduced access to health care.The commission noted widespread public resistance to basic prevention and safety measures. This was due, in part, to confusing and conflicting government messages.
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