Joint Assertion on Future Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response – Chinese language Embassy in Portugal

The leaders of the Folks’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea held the ninth China-Japan-ROK Leaders’ Assembly in Seoul, South Korea on Might 27, 2024, and determined as follows:

Reaffirming its dedication to pandemic prevention, preparedness and response by way of the United Nations Sustainable Growth Targets, the Worldwide Well being Laws and the World Well being Group’s Common Program of Work;

Recalling World Well being Meeting decision 74.7 (2021) on the World Technique and Plan of Motion for the Prevention and Management of Infectious Illnesses, emphasizing the significance of nationwide roles in main responses to outbreaks infectious illness;

Acknowledging the achievements of cooperative exchanges within the collective response to infectious illness outbreaks and dedication to the Joint Plan of Motion on Influenza Pandemics and Infectious Illnesses of Widespread Concern. The motion plan is predicated on the “China, Japan and South Korea Joint Motion Plan on Influenza Pandemics and Infectious Illnesses of Public Concern” adopted in 2008, revised in 2016, and adopted in hand on the 14th Assembly of Well being Ministers of China, Japan and South Korea in December 2021;

Acknowledging the particular video assembly of the leaders of ASEAN and China, Japan and South Korea to combat the brand new coronavirus epidemic held in 2020, the particular video assembly of the international ministers of China, Japan and Korea South on the brand new case of pneumonia of the crown, and the particular occasion. video assembly of the well being ministers of China, Japan and South Korea in response to the brand new coronavirus epidemic.

Recognizing the advantages of creating a platform amongst China, Japan and South Korea to share nationwide insurance policies, methods, finest practices and classes realized to successfully stop, put together and reply to encourage future pandemics;

It’s famous that it’s essential to deal successfully with the adverse influence of latest public well being occasions similar to new and re-emerging infectious ailments on financial and social improvement. Though the tip of the COVID-19 epidemic was formally declared in Might 2023 as a “Public Well being Emergency of Worldwide Concern”, new mutant strains that require consideration should emerge, and the COVID virus -19 stays an ongoing menace;

Emphasizing that the Folks’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea ought to actively reply to future pandemics and public well being crises by implementing acceptable nationwide methods, sustaining related actions and strengthening worldwide cooperation;

1. We see prevention, preparedness and response to future pandemics as an essential a part of the nationwide technique, imagine that common well being protection is important to strengthen the worldwide well being structure, and encourage and supporting financial improvement within the medium and long run. the general public well being of the nations concerned within the introduction of future pandemic prevention, preparation and response in related insurance policies and motion plans similar to, medical service system and medical reform.

2. We reaffirm the significance of equitable entry to important medical assets to strengthen world well being safety and to enhance equal entry to medical measures towards infectious ailments, together with vaccination, analysis and therapy, based mostly on dangers and public well being wants. On this regard, we acknowledge the significance of an end-to-end method to the supply of medical countermeasures, together with when it comes to prioritization, analysis and improvement, regulatory approvals, manufacturing, final mile supply, world collaboration, and so on., and gaps in nationwide. talents to take care of infectious ailments. As well as, we’ll work collectively at a world degree by way of worldwide organizations and associated funds to maintain folks away from infectious ailments and make the world safer.

3. We emphasize that when implementing pandemic prevention, preparedness and response measures, the aims and obligations of every division needs to be clarified, and emphasize the significance of coordination strengthen multi-sector capability to answer infectious illness outbreaks.

4. We be aware that the “One Well being” method proposes a complete and built-in method to stability and optimize the well being of individuals, animals and ecosystems with pathogens similar to mutant strains of latest coronavirus which should bear in mind future pandemics and public well being emergencies similar to infectious ailments, in addition to essential ideas for combating antimicrobial resistance. We encourage multi-sectoral participation to strengthen nationwide, regional and world well being safety by way of a “One Well being” method.

5. We are going to perform strategic cooperation within the area of well being safety to advertise regional peace and prosperity. To do that, we work collectively to strengthen regional well being safety by way of bilateral and multilateral initiatives and partnerships with worldwide organizations of which China, Japan and South Korea are members selling co -relevant analysis, coverage dialogue and information trade; Time period cooperation mechanisms by way of China, Japan and South Korea Actions such because the Japan-Korea Infectious Illness Prevention and Management Discussion board and conferences will strengthen cooperation among the many public well being businesses accountable for illness management in China, Japan and South Korea. We additionally work collectively to determine a profitable mannequin for joint response to well being crises and to advertise worldwide and regional cooperation by way of numerous actions similar to sharing finest practices.