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Managing the Risk and Impact of Future Epidemics
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Managing the Risk and Impact of Future Epidemics

Options for Public-Private Cooperation


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Recommendation

The World Economic Forum outlines how public-private partnerships helped stem the 2013 Ebola crisis in West Africa, as well as the opportunities they missed for greater collaboration. It applies the lessons learned from these successes and failures as the basis for new models for enhanced future collaboration. getAbstract recommends this analysis to anyone interested in enhancing public-private partnerships as a means of bettering the human condition.

Take-Aways

  • Public-private partnerships played a valuable role in stemming the 2013 Ebola crisis.
  • “In-country operators” quickly mobilized resources and identified emerging public health threats thanks to their strong knowledge of local communities.
  • “Expert capability companies” donated their specialized expertise, while a wide range of “greater private-sector contributors” engaged to promote corporate social responsibility more broadly.

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The World Economic Forum engages the leading political, business and intellectual leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.