Canada fourth out of 195 countries in preparedness for next pandemic: GHS Index
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Canada ranked fourth out of 195 countries in the Global Health Security Index for 2021, which examines the world’s preparedness for the next pandemic. The Index found that no country is sufficiently prepared for the next pandemic
The GHS Index measures preparedness for health emergencies and issues, and is compiled by the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Canada scored fourth out of 195 countries, behind the U.S., Australia and Finland, with an overall rank of 69.8 on the index score, up 2.2 points from 2019, the GHS Index shows.
Overall, the U.S. scored 75.9, Australia 71.1 and Finland 70.9. The GHS Index top tier is a score of 80.1 to 100.
The Index is broken down into several categories that are scored individually to mark preparedness: Prevent, Detect, Respond, Health, Norms, Risk and Overall.
