Dealing with existing diseases will prepare us better for next pandemic: Soumya Swaminathan

​​​It would require a national mission, certain goals and targets to be set, investment, partnerships and collaborations, Swaminathan said. India is in the best position to do this as it has all of the above ingredients, only everyone needs to come together and set a goal to make infectious diseases history, she added. “Any infectious disease that has been eliminated has been done through vaccines.

Source – ETHealth World