Niti Aayog's blueprint to tackle future pandemics...?

The possibility that a pandemic like Covid may occur again cannot be completely ruled out. The world is constantly changing. Viruses keep evolving and taking new forms. However, many efforts are being made globally to deal with pandemics and we are now more prepared than ever. Niti Aayog has prepared a detailed strategy to deal with future pandemics. The main objective of this strategy is to better prepare the country for the pandemic and be ready to face any crisis.

After the Covid pandemic, niti aayog formed an expert group. The task of this group was to find out how we can avoid Covid-19, what we learned and how we can better deal with such pandemics in the future. From the experience of Covid-19, experts understood that it is very important to take action in the first 100 days of the spread of any disease. We should have an action plan ready in advance, so that we can take action within 100 days. Therefore, experts have recommended creating a blueprint that keeps India ready to deal with any kind of pandemic. The blueprint created by niti aayog will help deal with any potential pandemic in the future.

Will a pandemic like Covid come again?

The Covid pandemic has shown us that such pandemics can come suddenly at any time and its consequences can be serious. Experts believe that the risk of new pandemics will remain in the future. The risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans is increasing. Apart from this, climate change and global warming can also increase the risk of diseases.

In the last two decades, the World health Organization (WHO) has declared seven public health emergencies. These include H1N1 influenza (2009), Ebola virus (EVD) (2014-16, 2018-2020), Zika virus (ZVD) (2016), poliomyelitis (2014), COVID-19 (2020) and monkey pox (2022). Apart from this, the world has also faced crises like SARS, bird flu, MERS-CoV and Nipah virus outbreak. NITI Aayog says that the threat of new infections will remain in the future. These threats can come from new or re-emerging diseases or from viruses that normally infect bats or other birds. These can enter humans due to mutation.