From the history of humanity we are seeing pandemic and had loss of many lives, in this current pandemic too we are not much able to control it. what should be our future strategy to prevent pandemic in future?
Pandemics like COVID-19 are set to become part of our new normal.
We have to learn how to respond to future outbreaks effectively and with the least economic damage.
Active strategies and well-resourced healthcare organizations should be the cornerstones of any future pandemic response.
Imagine if every time there was a new financial crisis, the President appointed a new Federal Reserve and granted it new fiscal powers. With no existing structure or network in place, chaos would result. Why, then, do we expect this approach to work in a public health crisis such as COVID-19
Pandemics in history were not used as a learning opportunity, but with current pandemic I am hopeful that it would be incorporated in curriculum ( already started in many medical schools ). we would be better equipped to deal with them in future.
check out a review which we had done comparing previous pandemic/ epidemics/ outbreaks and role of medical students:
Contribution and dilemmas of Medical undergraduate students in combating disease outbreaks: COVID 19 and previous outbreaks
There should be someone responsible for the preparedness of the nation, with proper supplies, maintained (and not expired); with facility backup to handle a pandemic. Supply chains in place to replenish properly. PPE in place for essential services to continue functioning to maintain the economy. Continuous review by the managers to ensure that all of this is maintained. Review of the experience gained from the current pandemic as further input to the managers/committees that will oversee the future. This, is just a start, but it must be done better for the next one which is probably already being constructed somewhere (that nasty little sea cucumber may be at it again!). Efforts need to be made to help reduce the chances of interspecies transmission of pathogens. Better methods should be worked out for the more successful and immediate prevention of interhuman spread. Earlier identification and notification to help prevent the spread is also up for review and control. Although maybe initially unsavory, but the development of more efficient methods of contact tracing and isolation. The development of a more rapid, efficient, inexpensive, reliable, and mass produced method of testing for the pathogen. A centralized organization to monitor, study, gather data, to make general guidelines for a universal approach to all of this, applicable to every geopolitical area. Off 'the top of my head" this could be an initial template, but obviously much more work will be needed. October 04, 2020 Gary Ordog, MD Stay safe and thank you for your support.
We don't expect next pandemic but we should have to ready to face any adverse situations.
We might not be able to discover when a pandemic is about to occur but we can start taking the lessons learned from the present pandemic more seriously. We can begin to make the basic means of preventing the fast spread of a pandemic part of our personal and individual culture and lifestyle. Our index of suspicion must also increase so as to cub the spread before it gets out of hands.
majority dont event care about the seriousness of the pandemic even when their country are affected, out of 10thousand positive cases, only 200 died (lets taking average of 0.2), until one of their family member or friends they know are positively tested. thus, the main thing at the very last minute is to educate people with the impact and risks of pandemic, using every media and mediums.
until this end, the preparation for next pandemic is to toughen the frontliners by increasing the numbers (medical team, preparedness crisis team, polices, soldiers). not to forget, the food bank of that country should be strengthen too so that people have enough food even when they have to stop working. when talks about food at lockdown moment, country should provides agriculture seeds for everyone. let them be creative and grow their own food. most people dislike just to sit still without do nothing even at their home sweet home.