Thread by @WHO

LIVE with @DrTedros at #WHS2021: Building the World's Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence Ecosystem twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@DrTedros "In my remarks last night, I outlined four areas in which I believe the global health architecture must be strengthened to prepare for, prevent, detect and respond rapidly to outbreaks with epidemic and pandemic potential"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1452303703025848327?s=20

"One of those is the need for new, powerful systems and tools for global surveillance, to collect, analyse and disseminate data on outbreaks with the potential to become epidemics and pandemics. Viruses move fast, but data can move even faster"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros "With the right information, countries and communities can stay ahead of emerging risks, and save lives"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros "Urbanization, deforestation, climate change and intensified agricultural practices are all increasing the risks of epidemics and pandemics, including those of zoonotic origin and antimicrobial resistant pathogens"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros "At the same time, new technologies are giving us the ability to predict, prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks faster than ever before. Harnessing the power of these new technologies to save lives is not just an opportunity, it’s an obligation"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros "In October last year, Chancellor Angela Merkel and I first discussed the idea for a new platform to enhance global capacity for pandemic and epidemic intelligence"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

https://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1320801019740233731?s=20

@DrTedros "The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence is all about:
-leveraging innovations in data science
-harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, quantum computing & other cutting-edge technologies
-fostering greater sharing of data & information"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros "No single institution/nation can do this alone. That’s why we use the term “collaborative intelligence”, to capture the essence of our collective mission. It's a constantly evolving 🌍 network, designed for a fast-changing & unpredictable future"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros "The WHO Hub will bring together scientists, innovators, policy makers, One Health specialists, and civil society representatives from around the world to work across borders and disciplines, making collaborative intelligence a reality"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros "The knowledge and insights developed through the WHO Hub are designed to be put to practical use on the ground all over the world to improve detection, risk assessment, forecasting, and speed up the use of expanded genomic sequencing and diagnostic efforts"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros "The tools and capacities developed at the WHO Hub will be achieved through collaborations among public health practitioners working at the local level, and connected at the regional and global levels. It is a mosaic approach, an epidemiological ecosystem"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros "It is time for public health to catch up with other fields of sciences, like CERN’s global network of supercomputers, or the hyper-local networks of hundreds of thousands of weather stations that contribute to a global commons"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros "What we have started in Berlin is the first building block of a strategic effort to building country and workforce capabilities, expand training, and support national public health institutions and emergency operations centres"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1433050831566172162?s=20

@DrTedros "No one has done more to make the vision of the WHO Hub a reality than Chancellor Merkel. Under her leadership 🇩🇪 has become a leading advocate for global health. This predated the current crisis, going back to the 2007 G8-Summit, which mobilized $60B for global health"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros "When the #COVID19 pandemic struck, 🇩🇪 moved quickly to expand its 💰 support for WHO, becoming our biggest donor, & was one of the first supporters of the @ACTAccelerator, so that we could get therapeutics, diagnostics & vaccines to the countries that needed them most"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros @ACTAccelerator "It is that kind of international solidarity and forward thinking that the WHO Hub represents, working with partners around the globe to bring new technology and methodologies to all countries in an equitable, collaborative fashion"-@DrTedros #WHS2021

@DrTedros @ACTAccelerator "The Hub is founded on the belief that global problems require a collaborative response that connects local and global efforts. By working together, we can build a healthier, safer, and more sustainable world for all"-@DrTedros #WHS2021 bit.ly/3GgD4G1

The full remarks by @DrTedros: bit.ly/3BdcNov

#WHS2021