The Urgent Need for Global Pandemic Legislation to Protect from Future Pathogens
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Pandemics have profound implications for global health, economies, and social structures, requiring urgent reforms in global health governance. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted significant gaps in preparedness, inequity in resource distribution, and the limitations of voluntary frameworks like the International Health Regulations (IHR). This paper explores the necessity of implementing binding global pandemic legislation that addresses early detection, rapid response, equitable resource allocation, and legal enforcement mechanisms. Case studies of previous pandemics, including COVID-19, Ebola, and HIV/AIDS, provide lessons for crafting this legislation. By analyzing the deficiencies in current systems and proposing actionable legal solutions, this paper outlines how pandemic legislation can serve as a safeguard against future global health crises.
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