WHO Touts 7 Countries as Good Examples of how to fight a Pandemic
This week, The World Health Organization (WHO) commended Pakistan, along with seven other countries, for being examples that the world can learn from when it comes to fighting pandemics.
While Pakistan has had issues with its overall healthcare system, the country has managed to successfully ‘flattened the curve’ as it relates to new COVID-19 cases.
Across the globe approximately 27.5 million people have been infected by Covid-19 and reports indicate that as many as 900,000 or more have died since December 2019.
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus touted seven countries including Pakistan, Italy, Thailand, Mongolia, Mauritius, and Uruguay at a recent press event. Tedros pointed to these countries as examples to the rest of the world in terms of how to deal with a global pandemic.
Dr. Tedros said, “Pakistan has used the infrastructure it developed in its fight against polio to tackle Covid-19”. “Community health workers who previously were used vaccinate children from polio, have been redeployed for contact tracing and monitoring”.
Tedros mentioned that Italy was among the countries to experience a very large outbreak. He then said that it was the dedication of health workers with unity and solidarity which he believed ultimately brought the outbreak under the control.
In Mongolia, where so far there have been no COVID related deaths or even cases reported, Terdos commended the government for reacting quickly and activating its State Emergency Committee back in January.
Dr. Tedros explained that Thailand has benefited from 40 years of a well-resourced public health and medical sector which are supported by strong leadership in Thailand.
The system there centers around trust and compliance. This is achieved using one million village health volunteers who communicate and build confidence with the people.
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