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SUMMARY:Pandemic Preparedness beyond COVID-19: Learn from the past, prepare
  for the future
DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 revealed that pandemics could create enormous impacts,
  unintended consequences and challenges within and between different countr
 ies and regions. Thus, lessons learned from COVID-19 also have political an
 d social dimensions. The public roundtable, organised by the Academy of Sci
 ence of South Africa (ASSAf) and the German National Academy of Sciences Le
 opoldina aims to promote dialogue and build trust between the scientific co
 mmunity and stakeholders.\n\nCOVID-19 has demonstrated how quickly infectio
 us diseases can spread worldwide when hitting unprepared societies. While n
 o one can prevent the outbreak of new infectious diseases, better preparedn
 ess and resilient health systems can help mitigate future pandemics. Prior 
 investments in infectious diseases, open science, research infrastructure a
 nd human resource capacity building efforts and strong collaborations and p
 artnerships between Low-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) and High Income Cou
 ntries (HICs) enabled unprecedented progress in the development of diagnost
 ics; vaccines and treatments buttressed by strong information systems. Howe
 ver, challenges like the unequal access and distribution of diagnostics, va
 ccines and treatments between LMIC and HIC remain. The recent health crises
  has once more shown how important a multi-sectorial and -dimensional appro
 ach to pandemics should be.\n\nHow can societies effectively implement prev
 ention measures to strengthen the relevant sectors in preparing for future 
 pandemics? How can pandemic preparedness be increased globally? These are s
 ome of the questions that panelists from the field of science, politics and
  industry will discuss. The audience is welcome to engage in the discussion
 .\n\nThe event is scientifically coordinated by Professor Quarraisha Abdool
  Karim (ASSAf) and Professor Stefan H.E. Kaufmann (Leopoldina).\n\nThe publ
 ic event is part of the fourth event (“Infectious Diseases beyond COVID-19”
 , 23-24 May 2023, Berlin) of a workshop series on Infectious Diseases for p
 ost‐doc researchers from Africa and Europe, which ASSAf and Leopoldina init
 iated in 2016.\n\nThe event is supported by GLOHRA.\n\nML = Member of the L
 eopoldina\n\nFurther Information and Registration\n\nThe evening roundtable
  discussion is addressed to the general public. It will be held in English 
 with simultaneous translation into German. Admission is free of charge. Sea
 ts are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. R
 egistration is mandatory. Please register until 19 May 2023. The security m
 easures of the Embassy apply.\n\nRegister here\n\nTime: 6.30 pm CEST / GMT+
 2 Venue: South African Embassy, Berlin\n\nContact\n\nDr. Thomas Plötze Depa
 rtment International Relations Tel.: +49 (0)345 472 39 832 Email: internati
 onal@leopoldina.org
LOCATION:South African Embassy, Tiergartenstr. 18, 10785 Berlin
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