Global public health leadership: The vital element in managing global health crises

Abstract

T he World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Health Regulations Treaty (IHRT) are responsible for modelling global public health crises, and management and mitigation of their consequences. However, both duties are delivered in all nations by their national public health systems. Therefore, the implementation of public health policies at the national level depends on the public trust of the national authorities. A trustful relationship is necessary for developing and maintaining the well-being of a community through various public health programs The principle aim of public health programs is to assess all risks, to identify underserved populations, and to initiate preventive measures, such as vaccines, non-pharmaceutical interventions (eg, social distancing, isolation) and vector control, through collaboration and coordination with other agencies and organizations, such as hospitals, schools These efforts require management authority, resources and financial support for public health and community research and sustainability of the changes they demand [1] (Figure WHO declared early in the Covid-19 pandemic that "there's no going back to normal." This was a clear message that the existing public health infrastructure and response, seen as the "difference between life and death", was "inadequate for the impending crisis." Public Health management of infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics is complex and often politically heralded in the media for a short while, with the actual voices and advocates of success largely going unnoticed. Too often, public health suffers from being a victim of its own successes, with many unaware that those major public health challenges ever existed Paradoxically, public health leaders and advocates are now facing a global pandemic with the world watching, judging, and criticizing their every move This report highlights the significant efforts that require management authority, resources and financial support for public health and community resources research and sustainability of the changes they demand.