Introduction
As a response against threats from both known and unknown infectious diseases, humanity has created a complex global health system. Long-standing, new, and re-emerging infectious disease challenges continue to affect society. The frequency and seriousness of these threats vary greatly. Additionally, they have varied morbidity, mortality, and a wide range of social and economic consequences. They are also, to varying extents, susceptible to versatile solutions, such as the supply of clean water and regulation of biomedical defenses.
Discussion
Infectious diseases present a severe issue for the global health situation due to the transition ways and risk of a potential epidemic. Recent outbreaks include COVID-19, Ebola, Zika, dengue, Middle East respiratory syndrome, etc. This situation has exposed infections’ impact on the global health system’s ability to adequately protect against a dynamic array of disease threats. Urbanization, industrialization, global warming, political instability, and the shifting patterns of virus transmission between humans and animals significantly raise the risk of severe consequences and place excessive pressure on healthcare systems.
Healthcare systems must work cooperatively to protect humanity from communicable diseases and their numerous associated social and economic repercussions. The leading international health institution is The World Health Organization, which is considered the global guardian of public health (Grand Canyon University, 2018). WHO detects emerging infectious threats and works together with national health departments to implement necessary measures. Together with stakeholders such as Global Health Initiatives, the organization monitors corresponding health indicators that reveal increased risks in various regions. Important stakeholders remain pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Moderna. Companies largely contribute toward global health regulation by supplying countries with needed medications and vaccines through state healthcare departments.
Conclusion
Therefore, infectious diseases present one of the main challenges to the global health system. They can lead to epidemiological conditions and are driven by particular regional features, such as socio-economical situations and regulations of state health departments. Many global initiatives coordinated with WHO in cooperation with pharmaceutical companies detect and respond to emerging threats of communicable diseases. Organizations are prepared to examine and take action in endemic and pandemic outbreaks, helping in the continual process of public health monitoring.
Reference
Grand Canyon University (Ed). (2018). Community & public health: The future of health care. Web.