Scientific Sessions

This session focuses on strengthening global capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies, including infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, biothreats, and humanitarian crises. As recent global events have shown, coordinated preparedness and rapid response systems are essential for protecting populations and maintaining resilient health systems. The session highlights key components of global health security—surveillance systems, laboratory capacity, early warning mechanisms, rapid response teams, and international cooperation under the International Health Regulations (IHR). Topics also include risk communication, emergency logistics, community resilience, and the role of digital tools and artificial intelligence in real-time monitoring and decision-making. Participants will gain insights into national and global preparedness frameworks, public health emergency operations, capacity-building strategies, and lessons learned from recent epidemics and disasters. By fostering collaboration across countries and sectors, the session aims to equip professionals with the strategies needed to reduce vulnerabilities and enhance global readiness for future health threats.