The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a global system for the early detection and control of infectious diseases – the day before the start of the annual meeting of WHO member states on Sunday in Geneva.
The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) provides a platform for countries and regions to join in collecting and analyzing samples of pathogens, the WHO announced in Geneva.
Lessons from the Corona Pandemic
The IPSN would ensure that infectious disease threats can be quickly identified. The platform should also facilitate the exchange of information on such diseases and facilitate the coordination of measures to prevent the spread of the diseases. With the system, the WHO is responding to the lessons of the corona pandemic.
The monitoring system will be based on the genome analysis – ie decoding the genetic material – of viruses, bacteria and other pathogens. These analyzes are designed to find out how contagious and deadly the newly discovered pathogens are and how they spread.
The data collected will be fed into a wider database to track the spread of disease. The IPSN is also expected to help develop treatments and vaccines.
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