Covid-19 in the Americas

The role of collaborating centers in understanding lessons and best practices in pandemic preparedness and response

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ID14965871
AuthorsFrancesca Nardi (0000-0001-8763-5364, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., United States of America.), Francesca R Nardi (0000-0001-9887-2592, Georgetown University), Katherine Ginsbach (0000-0002-5935-8387, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., United States of America., corresponding author), Kashish Aneja (O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., United States of America.), Katie Gottschalk (O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., United States of America.), Sam Halabi (0000-0002-4603-8480, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., United States of America.)
Year2023
Volume47
Pages1
Publication date2023-03-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherPan American Health Organization (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.26633/rpsp.2023.7
PMID36909808
OpenAlexW4322755768
LanguageEN
Citations received2

COVID-19 exposed major gaps in global, regional, state, and local responses to public health emergencies. In preparation for the WHA Special Session to consider the benefits of developing an international instrument on pandemic preparedness, the O’Neill Institute in partnership with Foundation for the National Institutes of Health convened 30 of the world’s leading authorities on global health law, financing, biomedical science, implementation, and emergency response along with leaders from prominent international organizations. This meeting was followed by regional consultations convened in Latin America-Caribbean, Africa, and Southeast Asia. These high-level expert consultations generated in-depth discussions on weaknesses and persisting gaps in global pandemic preparedness and what a new international agreement might include to address them. Regional intergovernmental organizations like PAHO can work closely with related multilateral development banks to develop financial instruments that can smooth systemic economic disruption; and regional centers of research and manufacturing excellence can offer a strong front line for producing medicines and vaccines rapidly during a pandemic. With our research focused on the regional response to COVID-19 we are able to look at country responses individually and collectively to see how Latin America – Caribbean countries can capitalize and leverage their regional connections to strengthen their pandemic preparedness and response. By identifying existing gaps and examining the responses and approaches taken by PAHO, we can better understand the role of international and regional organizations and their collaborating centers in preparing and responding to pandemics

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economic growth · Economics · Excellence · General partnership · Global health · Health care · Infectious disease (medical specialty · International Health Regulations · Latin Americans · Leverage (statistics · Pandemic · Political science · Preparedness · Public health · Public relations · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Nursing · Public Administration · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

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