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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the corona virus (Covid-19) would not be the last pandemic in the world. In fact, efforts to improve human health will be futile.
This will happen if the world does not address climate change and animal welfare. Launching AFP, said it was time for the world to change and learn from the Covid-19 pandemic.
“For too long the world has operated in a cycle of panic and negligence,” he said in a video message related to ‘International Day to Prepare for Epidemics, Sunday (12/27/2020) local time.
“We lose money when there is an outbreak, and when it ends, we forget about it and do nothing to prevent the next outbreak. It’s very petty and frankly difficult to understand.”
His statement is also related to the September 2019 Global Preparedness Monitoring Council’s first annual report on global preparedness for health emergencies. The planet is said to be ill-prepared for a potentially devastating pandemic.
“History tells us that this is not the last pandemic and epidemics are a reality, “said Tedros.
“The pandemic has highlighted the close relationship between human, animal and planetary health,” he added.
“Any attempt to improve human health will fail unless they address the criticality between humans and animals, and the threat of climate change that makes our earth less habitable.”
Meanwhile, 80 million citizens of the world have been infected with the crown since the first cases appeared in Wuhan. There are 1.75 million people who died after becoming infected with corona.
Tedros said that all countries should invest in preparedness capacities to prevent, detect and mitigate all types of emergencies, and called for increased primary health care.
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