📅 Date: 27 December
🏛 Declared by: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
📆 First observed: 2020
🎯 Objectives
To prepare countries to deal with future epidemics and pandemics
To strengthen health systems
To enhance early warning, prevention, and response capacities
To promote global cooperation and scientific research
🦠 Background
After the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear that the world was not fully prepared for such health crises
Therefore, the United Nations declared this day to
👉 reduce loss of life and property in the future
🏥 Key Focus Areas
✔ Disease surveillance systems
✔ Availability of vaccines and medicines
✔ Training of healthcare workers
✔ International cooperation (WHO, UN, countries)
✔ Prevention of misinformation and rumors
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