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World Economic Forum panelists today discussed future pandemic prevention measures, the need for a “pandemic agreement” and the future role of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today warned during a panel at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that the world must prepare for a future pandemic, which may be caused by a yet-unknown “Disease X.”
“You may even call COVID the first ‘Disease X.’ And it may happen again,” Tedros said during a panel discussion on “Preparing for Disease X,” which was organized by the WEF’s Centre for Health and Healthcare and linked to the WEF’s Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience and its Collaborative Surveillance Initiative.
Other participants on the panel included: