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Practicing today for tomorrow’s emergencies – WHO convenes countries and partners to simulate response to major disease outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) wrapped up Exercise Polaris II, a 2-day high-level simulation exercise, based around an outbreak of a fictional new bacterium spreading across the world.
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The World Health Organization concluded Exercise Polaris II, a two‑day high‑level simulation held on 22‑23 April that modeled the spread of a fictional new bacterium worldwide. The drill involved 26 countries and territories, about 600 health‑emergency experts and more than 25 partner organisations, each activating their emergency coordination structures to test information flow, policy alignment and workforce surge capacity. Participants operated under real‑life conditions, sharing data and coordinating with WHO and each other. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the exercise proved that global cooperation is essential for pandemic preparedness.
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