The Global Governance of Outbreaks: From Ebola to the Novel Coronavirus
The current coronavirus outbreak comes with many uncertainties and unprecedented factors which are generating social and economic repercussions. Even if significant reforms have been developed since the 2014-2016 West African Ebola crisis, countries and global systems are not adequately prepared to respond to global outbreaks. On 19 February 2020, Suerie Moon, Co-Director of the Global Health Centre, presented the current state of the global governance of outbreaks and highlighted areas that require greater attention such as:
- access to drugs, vaccines and pathogen samples;
- national and global health systems financing;
- trade and travel restrictions;
- public communication and trust.
