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Arush Lal, MSc Salma M Abdalla, MBBS DrPH Vijay Kumar Chattu, MD MPH Ngozi Adaeze Erondu, PhD Tsung-Ling Lee, SJD Sudhvir Singh, MBChB Hala Abou-Taleb, MD DrPH Jeanette Vega Morales, MD DrPH Alexandra Phelan, SJD
Summary
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several international initiatives have been developed to strengthen and reform the global architecture for pandemic preparedness and response, including proposals for a pandemic treaty, a Pandemic Fund, and mechanisms for equitable access to medical countermeasures. These initiatives seek to make use of crucial lessons gleaned from the ongoing pandemic by addressing gaps in health security and traditional public health functions. However, there has been insufficient consideration of the vital role of universal health coverage in sustainably mitigating outbreaks, and the importance of robust primary health care in equitably and efficiently safeguarding communities from future health threats. The international community should not repeat the mistakes of past health security efforts that ultimately...
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