Thread by @WHO

LIVE: @TheGPMB #AWorldInDisorder report launch with @DrTedros. pscp.tv/w/ci4RnjI2MTAy…

"Two years ago, the @WorldBank & WHO founded @TheGPMB out of concern that the 🌍 was stuck in a cycle of panic & neglect.
In recent years we have seen a recurring pattern. The world throws money at an outbreak, then does little to prevent the next one"-@DrTedros #AWorldInDisorder

"We've had many reviews, reports & recommendations. Some have been heeded; many haven't. It’s as if we wait:
-for the ✈️ to crash, then call for more safety inspections
-until the 🏙️ burns down, then decide we need a 🧯dept
-until the 🌩️ comes, then try to fix the roof"-@DrTedros

"Let me say it as clearly as I can:
we have to work together, plan for the long term & realize that spending on health & preparedness is not charity, it’s an investment in our future.
Govts & intl agencies must be accountable to the populations we have pledged to serve"-@DrTedros

"The #COVID19 pandemic has taken a huge toll on lives & livelihoods, disrupting health systems, economies & societies. Even countries with advanced health systems & powerful economies have been overwhelmed"-@DrTedros
#AWorldInDisorder

"But many of the countries that have done well are those that have learned from previous outbreaks like SARS, MERS, H1N1, Ebola & others. That “muscle memory” has prepared them for this pandemic.
Now the whole world must develop the same muscle memory"-@DrTedros #AWorldInDisorder

"We can no longer wring our hands and say something must be done.
It’s time for countries to get their hands dirty and build the public health systems to ensure a pandemic of this magnitude and severity never happens again"-@DrTedros #AWorldInDisorder

"#COVID19 will not be the last pandemic, nor the last global health emergency.
But with the right political and financial investments now, we can prevent and mitigate future pandemics and protect our future and the future of generations to come"-@DrTedros #AWorldInDisorder

"Every day that we stand by and do nothing is a day that brings us closer to the next global health emergency, whether from a disease outbreak, #climatechange, or a natural or self-inflicted disaster"-@DrTedros #AWorldInDisorder

"We do not know what the next health emergency will be, but we know it will come. And we must be prepared.
It is the same reason we mandate seatbelts, invest in fire departments, and vaccinate our children"-@DrTedros #AWorldInDisorder

"When it comes to preparedness, our biggest obstacle is ourselves. Short-term self-interest is simply not sufficient. It is a basic principle of public health: no individual alone can protect themselves from an outbreak, & no nation can act alone in a pandemic"-@DrTedros

"2020 has been a wake-up call. The #COVID19 pandemic has levied a terrible cost on humanity. These have been hard-won lessons. We must learn from them. And we must build back better"-@DrTedros #AWorldInDisorder