加入 getAbstract 阅读摘要

Managing the Risk and Impact of Future Epidemics

加入 getAbstract 阅读摘要

Managing the Risk and Impact of Future Epidemics

Options for Public-Private Cooperation

World Economic Forum,

5 分钟阅读
5 个要点速记
音频和文本

看看什么内容？

The 2013 Ebola epidemic laid the groundwork for enhanced cooperation in public-private partnerships to combat future crises.

  • 0.5×
  • 0.75×
  • 1×
  • 1.25×
  • 1.5×
  • 1.75×
1×

Editorial Rating

8

getAbstract Rating

  • Concrete Examples
  • For Experts
  • Hot Topic

Recommendation

The World Economic Forum outlines how public-private partnerships helped stem the 2013 Ebola crisis in West Africa, as well as the opportunities they missed for greater collaboration. It applies the lessons learned from these successes and failures as the basis for new models for enhanced future collaboration. getAbstract recommends this analysis to anyone interested in enhancing public-private partnerships as a means of bettering the human condition.

Summary

The Ebola outbreak was an unprecedented global health crisis that created extraordinary challenges for the international community. Where exceptionally complex challenges exist, so do collaborative opportunities to solve them. While the global response to the Ebola crisis was led by traditional public international and governmental organizations, it was bolstered by private sector support. The private sector played three distinct roles, with some organizations simultaneously engaging in more than one capacity:

  1. “In-country operators” utilized their local ...

About the Author

The World Economic Forum engages the leading political, business and intellectual leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

Comment on this summary