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Why did high-income countries that have historically ranked highly on pandemic readiness indices fare relatively worse in their initial response to COVID-19 than low- and middle-income countries that have historically ranked lower? What success factors might current evaluation methods overlook in these Global South countries? And how can policymakers and public health officials learn and better prepare for future epidemics and pandemics?
This report, the summation of a study by Jacobs and FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, compiles and analyzes interviews from public health officials in Global South countries and in the United States and offers recommendations to global and public health policymakers.
Meet the Jacobs authors
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Nino Kharaishvili, MD; Global Health Director
Nino Kharaishvili, MD; Global Health Director Nino Kharaishvili, MD, is Jacobs’ global health director for health system governance, where she focuses on health system resilience and preparedness.
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Jane Blake, Global Health Security Director
Jane Blake is Jacobs’ global health security director, where she focuses on the intersection of health and international security.
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Gabrielle Sobel, Climate Response Program Manager, Health
Gabrielle Sobel, Climate Response Program Manager, Health Gabrielle Sobel is a climate response program manager for the health market at Jacobs.
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Leah Goodman, Consultant
Leah Goodman is a consultant for Jacobs, where she supports all global health activities.
What Can Global North Learn From Global South? Lessons From Past Pandemics and Epidemics
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed deficiencies in global pandemic preparedness—and yet some countries fared much better than others. This report from Jacobs and the Milken Institute identifies overlooked success factors in Global South countries and makes recommendations for policymakers to help better prepare for future global public health events.
