Davos 2026: World Unprepared for Next Pandemic Amid Rising Outbreak Risks, Warns WEF
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Moneycontrol•18-01-2026, 19:57
Davos 2026: World Unprepared for Next Pandemic Amid Rising Outbreak Risks, Warns WEF
- •Shyam Bishen of WEF warns the world is ill-prepared for another pandemic, despite increasing outbreak risks from climate change and geopolitical conflicts.
- •Structural shifts like climate change and geopolitics are making disease outbreaks more frequent, while global coordination remains fragmented.
- •WEF is collaborating with WHO and CEPI to develop a global disease surveillance system for early detection of new pathogens and variants, utilizing AI.
- •Faster countermeasures require rapid data sharing with pharmaceutical companies, but progress on interoperable global data systems is hindered by geopolitical tensions.
- •Concentration of vaccine manufacturing in a few regions (North America, Europe, India, China) is a vulnerability; WEF supports regional hubs in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
Why It Matters: The world is not ready for the next pandemic, with preparedness momentum slowing as risks rise.
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