This article will share with you the top 10 most prepared countries to act against COVID-19 in 2020. The global health index has listed some countries with the best healthcare systems worldwide. These countries are identified to be prepared to deal with the recent pandemic.
However, two years back, the World Health Organization (WHO) director already addressed the people about this pandemic. He informed those who attended the World Government Summit conference that the world is unprepared for it.
Today, the information is considered right all along. In addition, the outbreak of coronavirus has gripped the world. This has caused millions of deaths and several affected. The world is not the same anymore.
Unfortunately, the current outbreak has shown its reality. Moreover, the big million-dollar question is – how much are we ready for a global pandemic?
The Global Health Security Index Result
According to the Global Health Security Index, the report prepared by the John Hopkins Centre for Health Security, the economist intelligence unit, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative has revealed 195 countries’ studies. Also, the study finds that national health security is very low or weak, and the countries are not ready for such a global pandemic. The report shows vulnerability in dealing with pandemics in preventing measures, detection, and response to the virus outbreak. The overall Global Health Index score in 2019 was 40.2, which is out of 100. In wealthy countries with one of the best healthcare systems, the average score was 51.9 out of 100.
Also, according to NTI Co-Chair and CEO Ernest J. Moniz, “The results are alarming. All countries—at all income levels—have major gaps in their capabilities. They aren’t sufficiently investing in biological preparedness.” He added, “The bottom line is that global biological risks are growing. In many cases, faster than health systems, security, science, and governments can keep up. We must ensure that all countries are prepared to respond to these risks.”
“Whether naturally occurring, intentional, or accidental, outbreaks in any country pose risks to global health, international security, and the worldwide economy,” shared by Center for Health Security Director Tom Inglesby. He continued, “We hope this index will help countries identify gaps, build preparedness and best practices, and track progress over time.”
In addition, NTI Co-Chair Sam Nunn also stated, “This index is a powerful tool for citizens and civil society to hold their government officials accountable for health preparedness.” The Global Health Index has analyzed different countries’ data. These are based on 6 categories, 140 questions, and 34 indicators. The report has deliberately utilized public data for the survey.
Below are the top countries that are assessed based on their scoring from 0-100. A full score of 100 represents full preparation to deal with any biological catastrophe.
TOP 10: Finland
Finally, Finland has secured its place in the top 10. They have one of the most advanced health protocols to deal with biological catastrophes. The country secured the tenth position with a score of 68.7. Finland is last in our list of the top 10 most prepared countries to respond to COVID-19 in 2020.
TOP 9: South Korea
South Korea is another country to be on the list of most prepared. Accordingly, based on the GHI report, the government has secured a ninth position on the chart with a score of 70.2.
TOP 8: Denmark
Denmark has secured the eighth position with a score of 70.4 for dealing with any global health emergency.
TOP 7: Sweden
Sweden has scored 72.1 on the GHI chart of the most prepared countries, with the seventh position.
TOP 6: Thailand
Surprisingly, Thailand has only secured the sixth position with a score of 73.2.
TOP 5: Canada
In addition to the previous countries mentioned, Canada has secured the fifth position on the GHI report of the most prepared countries with 75.3.
TOP 4: Australia
There is a point difference between Australia and the Netherlands in the Global Health Index list of prepared countries. It has just brought Australia to the fourth with a score of 75.5.
TOP 3: Netherlands
The Netherlands has scored third on the chart with the highest preparedness in dealing with health emergencies, with a score of 75.6. It is because of its high health emergency score.
TOP 2: United Kingdom (UK)
The United Kingdom has scored second on the scale. The country is the most prepared after the USA, scoring 77.9.
TOP 1: United States of America (USA)
The ratio shows the United States of America (USA) as the most prepared country of them all. The country has scored the highest on the scale, 83.5 out of 100. The USA topped our top 10 most-prepared countries to act against COVID-19 in 2020.
SPECIAL MENTION:
The countries mentioned above are the most prepared to deal with the pandemic. Still, most countries that are almost least prepared to deal with any pandemic are the countries of Africa. Not only that, North Korea has the least score, with 17.5. This is from the GHI preparedness index list for any global health emergency. Somalia is in the second least, with a score of 16.6. This includes Equatorial Guinea is at the bottom with a score of 16.2.
However, the country from where the whole ruckus of the Global pandemic of COVID-19 started is resting at 51st place with a score of 48.2.
Now, how can we deal with the situation at hand?
Overall, the Global Health Index’s average score of 40.2 is meager, increasing to 51.9 for wealthy nations. The world and all the governments need to join hands. All governments must be committed and take measures to deal with the health security risks. All these can be done by assessing the healthy security capacity, while all the countries must be measured daily. The results need to be accurate and transparent enough to provide reasonable solutions.
The international community, including wealthy nations, and the world forums are needed. They must focus on and tackle health-related threats with the right response. The world is surely not ready to deal with any biological pandemic or epidemic. The countries need to unite and work together to overcome the COVID-19 threats for the years to come.
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