World Summit of Governments unites efforts to tackle "unknown disease of the future"

With the development of human capabilities for the manufacture of biological weapons, the activity of earthquakes and natural disasters in the world and the emergence of new viral pathogens, "The Last Man" of the author Marie Shelley, whom she wrote in 1826, is no longer a man in a future world, A fantasy.

In response to these challenges, the World Summit of Governments, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), will explore the unknown health issues that will threaten human lives such as diseases, epidemics and others to contain these threats and develop a series of scenarios to reduce risks not yet recognized by the World Health Forum. Organized for the first time by the World Summit of Governments.

The theme of the forum will be "Formulating the Future of Health – Preparing Governments". The opening address will be delivered by Dr. Tidros Adhanom Gibressus, President of the World Health Organization, and several ministers and health specialists will participate.

HE Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Health and Community Protection, stressed the importance of consolidating and intensifying international efforts to anticipate future diseases and epidemics and to find ways to prevent them and mitigate their negative effects on the human and the global health system by using modern technology to develop proactive solutions. Adopted by the United Arab Emirates to support international efforts and international health organizations.

"The organization of the 2019 World Summit for the first time at the World Health Forum helps to support global health issues through the summit platform, which has become a platform for governments, decision makers, stakeholders and professionals around the world, "said Al Owais. In the search for future solutions to diseases and threats to health and preparedness, support scientific research to develop treatments for the protection of global health.

Disease "X"

The forum will discuss ways to leverage technologies to address global health risks, unify international efforts to address emerging threats, visualize the future threat to health as "disease X", how to address it, and how to address it. develop guidelines to help researchers and policy makers prepare and reduce its negative effects.

The term "disease X" refers to an unknown disease, which could constitute a future threat. The WHO, whose scientists annually compile a list of diseases most likely to spread and become a global pandemic, research and develop effective treatments. The disease "X" forces researchers and researchers to redouble their efforts to protect themselves from unknown epidemics.

Unlike bacteria, the world suffers from a lack of broad-based antiretroviral drugs. Some scientists may be behind the next pandemic – a respiratory disease that spreads infectiously into the air.

Threats to global health

World Summit of Governments hosts biennial health challenges under the theme "Threats to Global Health – Readiness or Failure", bringing together key global health leaders and experts, discussions on threats to global health and the need to prepare for the actions of government programs.