LONDON - The world is facing a mounting threat of disease pandemics that could kill millions and wreak havoc on the global economy, a international expert panel has warned, and governments should work to prepare for and mitigate that risk.
"The threat of a pandemic spreading around the globe is a real one," the group said in a report released on Wednesday. While some governments and international agencies have made efforts to be vigilant and prepare for major disease outbreaks since the devastating 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, those efforts are"grossly insufficient", the report said.
In the case of a pandemic, many national health systems - particularly in poor countries - would collapse.
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