GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY INDEX
- The Global Health Security Index is an assessment of global health security capabilities in 195 countries prepared by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
- The index was first published in 2019 and said, among other things, that “no country is fully prepared for epidemics or pandemics, and every country has important gaps to address”.
- The countries in the category “most prepared” were, in overall score order, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands etc
Method
- Prevention: Prevention of the emergence or release of pathogens
- Detection and Reporting: Early detection and reporting for epidemics of potential international concern
- Rapid Response: Rapid response to and mitigation of the spread of an epidemic
- Health System: Sufficient and robust health system to treat the sick and protect health workers
- Compliance with International Norms: Commitments to improving national capacity, financing plans to address gaps, and adhering to global norms
- Risk Environment: Overall risk environment and country vulnerability to biological threats