First International Day of Epidemic Preparedness

Question : When did the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness observed ?
(a) 27 December, 2020
(b) 24 December, 2020
(c) 28 December, 2020
(d) 26 December, 2020
Answer (a)
Related facts

• The first ‘International Day of Epidemic Preparedness’ observed on 27th December 2020.
• The day advocates the significance of global partnership against epidemics.

Background

• As exemplified by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic major infectious diseases and epidemics have devastating impacts on human lives, wreaking havoc on long-term social and economic development.
• Global health crises threaten to overwhelm already overstretched health systems, disrupt global supply chains and cause disproportionate devastation of the livelihoods of people, including women and children, and the economies of the poorest and most vulnerable countries.
• There is an urgent need to have resilient and robust health systems, reaching those who are vulnerable or in vulnerable situations.

By — Pankaj Pandey.

Link:
https://www.un.org/en/observances/epidemic-preparedness-day
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/world-celebrates-1st-international-day-of-epidemic-preparedness/story-jRg5mNL8TUOEgXkqbBqBGK.html