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. 2021 Nov 28:375:e067518.
doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-067518.

Resetting international systems for pandemic preparedness and response

Sudhvir Singh  1   2 , Michael Bartos  3   4 , Salma Abdalla  1   5 , Helena Legido-Quigley  1   6   7 , Anders Nordström  1 , Ellen Johnson Sirleaf  8 , Helen Clark  8
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Resetting international systems for pandemic preparedness and response

Sudhvir Singh et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Sudhvir Singh and colleagues summarise the recommendations of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response to try to prevent future pandemics

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have the following interests to declare: HLQ has worked as a consultant with WHO on unrelated projects and is a member of the WHO Europe high level expert consultation group on covid-19 strategies. MB has worked as a consultant with WHO on projects concerning gaps in pandemic preparedness, a global hub for pandemic and epidemic intelligence, and investment in WHO. SMA has worked as a consultant with WHO on unrelated projects and is the lead project director of a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to examine the intersection of data, determinants of health, and decision making. AN has worked as a staff member at WHO including as acting director general and as a country representative. Provenance and peer review: Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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Overview of the Independent Panel’s recommendations
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