1Division of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada.
2Occupational Medicine Clinic, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada.
Glob Health Res Policy. 2020 Apr 20;5:16. doi: 10.1186/s41256-020-00146-3. eCollection 2020.
The world is confronted by the current pandemic of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19), which is a wake-up call for all nations irrespective of their development status or geographical location. Since the start of the century we have seen five big infectious outbreaks which proved that epidemics are no more regarded as historic and geographically confined threats. The Canadian government underlined that these infectious disease outbreaks are threats to global health security and disrupt societal wellbeing and development. In this context, the Public Health Agency of Canada is proactive and has shown its preparedness for outbreaks of emerging and epidemic-prone diseases, and in dealing with these pathogens. Even before the declaration of pandemic, Canada has proved its global health leadership by ensuring collective action and multisectoral coordination which still remains a serious challenge especially for low and middle- income countries with existing poor health systems. In this article we discuss how Canada is addressing the global challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic through its leadership and practice of global health diplomacy.
世界正面临当前的冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行，这是对所有国家的一个警醒，无论其发展状况或地理位置如何。自本世纪初以来，我们已经看到了五次重大传染病爆发，这证明传染病不再被视为历史和地理上局限的威胁。加拿大政府强调，这些传染病爆发对全球卫生安全构成威胁，并扰乱了社会的健康和发展。在这种情况下，加拿大公共卫生局积极主动，对新发和易流行疾病的爆发以及对这些病原体的处理做好了准备。甚至在宣布大流行之前，加拿大就通过确保集体行动和多部门协调，展示了其在全球卫生领域的领导地位，这仍然是一个严峻的挑战，特别是对那些卫生系统本来就很差的中低收入国家而言。在本文中，我们将讨论加拿大如何通过其全球卫生外交的领导和实践来应对 COVID-19 大流行带来的全球挑战。
