We emphasize the urgent need for sustained funding and coordinated global efforts to strengthen health security capacities and prevent future pandemics.
We make the case that multisectoral coordination, especially by enabling stakeholders to share and coordinate information, resources and personnel, enables appropriate policy responses during crises.
SARS-CoV-2 infections among health care workers caused up to 8.38% of health expenditures in five low- and middle-income countries, underscoring a need for stronger protection measures.
We make the case for a targeted $124 billion investment over 5 years to enable 196 countries to strengthen core capacities across the World Health Organization’s Joint External Evaluation indicators.
We argue that strict adherence to infection prevention and control measures, and timely implementation of nonpharmaceutical interventions, can help prevent and control COVID-19.