Unless we address the inequity in global health, then the world will not be prepared for the next pandemic

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The global health infrastructure is broken. We are attempting to put plasters on multiple compound fractures—a useless and wasteful exercise. This failure to act is not about resources, or a lack thereof, but rather a deep inequality in society, one which predates this current pandemic. It is the lynchpin that has brought us to our knees. The suggestion that there is a lack of vaccines or tools to adequately address the pandemic worldwide is a myth perpetuated by the global North in order to avoid taking accountability for the hoarding and price gouging of vaccines. We exist in a divided world, one which is continuing to fragment along the lines of bias and inequity. Enough is enough. There is an urgency for world leaders to take responsibility for the systemic change required to achieve global pandemic preparedness and bring an end to this ongoing covid-19 humanitarian …