The current impact of COVID-19 has caused many countries, governments, and international organizations to realize the vast impact that global health securities such as pandemics, medical and food shortages, and by extension, biological agents, may have on global security. The outbreak has taken toll on economies, societies, and the disruption to supply chains showed the potential impact to various nations as well.
This also highlighted the need for a multilateral approach to global health security. The Global Health Security Agenda has expanded to address and handle such concerns, greatly influenced by the current, ongoing pandemic. The acceleration of priorities towards securing food and resource scarcities and preventative health measures has been a key concern for future pandemics and lessons learned from COVID-19. Below is some information on the GHSA:
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The current COVID-19 pandemic clearly has been a wake-up call for the entire world, and it has shown how unprepared for a global health crisis virtually ALL countries were–and still are. The World Health Organization has been the focus of particular criticism, even beyond Donald Trump (whose attack on WHO and subsequent decision to withdraw was almost purely political). WHO had dropped the ball on a prior pandemic outbreak of Ebola, and many saw it as much too slow off the mark on COVID. While the Global Health Security Agenda is admirable, the question is: will it be implemented and who will pay for it? –Professor Wallerstein