Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
4. What kind of practices need to be adopted to develop a robust pandemic response? Examine the pandemic preparedness and discuss both short-term and long term measures. (250 words)
Reference: nationalheraldindia.com
Why the question:
An Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response was formed by the WHO last year to examine the pandemic preparedness prior to Covid 19, the cause and circumstances leading to the Covid 19 outbreak and the response to the disease nationally, regionally, and globally.
Key Demand of the question:
What kind of practices need to be adopted to develop a robust pandemic response? Examine the pandemic preparedness and discuss both short-term and long term measures.
Directive:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You have to give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with brief background of the question.
Body:
The answer body must have the following aspects covered:
Present first the problems in the global pandemic response such as – Disjointed and limited pandemic preparedness, Absence of a fast response of the international alert system, uncoordinated approach in some countries, inequalities etc.
Then move on to discuss what kind of practices need to be adopted to develop a robust pandemic response?
Discuss what the short-term and long term measures are that can be taken up globally to deal with the pandemic.
Conclusion:
Conclude with solutions to address the issue.
