WHO Director-General: COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic
On September 7, local time, WHO held a routine press conference for new coronary pneumonia. WHO Director-General Tan Desai said that the new coronary pneumonia has taught everyone many lessons, one of which is that health is not provided to those who can afford it. Human luxury, but necessity, is human rights.
Public health is the foundation of social, economic and political stability, which means that population-based health services need to be invested to prevent, detect and respond to diseases.
New coronary pneumonia will not be the last pandemic. History tells us that outbreaks and pandemics are the reality of life.
But when the next pandemic strikes, the world must be prepared, more prepared than this time.
Tan Desai pointed out that in recent years, many countries have made considerable progress in medicine, but too many countries have neglected the basic public health system, which is the basis for responding to infectious disease outbreaks.
Therefore, every country must invest in public health as an investment in a healthier and safer future.
(Headquarters reporter Zhu He)