World unprepared for next health crisis

World Health Organization (WHO) logo outside a building of the WHO in Geneva,

World Health Organization logo outside a building of the WHO in Geneva, Switzerland.  PHOTO | REUTERS

After the Covid-19 pandemic and the emergence of Mpox, several side events at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly raise the question: Are world leaders ready to protect populations from the next global health crisis?

The global community faces a critical test—to turn the lessons learned from Covid-19 into concrete action or risk repeating the mistakes of the past.