To tackle the current pandemic, it called on the richest countries to donate a billion vaccine doses to the poorest. And the panel also called on the world's wealthiest nations to fund new organisations dedicated to preparing for the next pandemic. The report, "Covid-19: Make it the Last Pandemic", argued that the global alarm system needed overhauling to prevent a similar catastrophe. Invest billions, save trillionsTo tackle future outbreaks and pandemics, the panel called for a Global Health Threats Council made up of world leaders, plus a pandemic convention. The panel believe their recommendations would have stopped COVID-19 from becoming a pandemic, had they been in place before the outbreak.

Source: The Hindu May 12, 2021 12:24 UTC