WHY GVP IS NEEDED

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We now live in a WORLD WHERE THE threat OF A GLOBAL pandemic HAS BECOME A reality

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We have been living in an era plagued with large-scale epidemics and, of course, dangerous pandemics that have threatened the very fabric of our society. The world does not have to live with the threat of another pandemic. We can be prepared.

The SARS, Ebola and Zika outbreaks did little to prepare us for the COVID-19 pandemic that swept the world and serves as a clarion call that we are vulnerable to emerging threats.

Sice the mid-20th century, new and deadly diseases have emerged at an alarming rate, and the threats from this vast pool of unknown viruses are accelerating exponentially, driven by our expanding population, global travel, and land use change.

FROM REACTIVE TO PROACTIVE

Knowing where viral threats are, how people put themselves at risk for exposure and proactively developing countermeasures to mitigate their impacts are key to preventing future devastating pandemics.

To achieve this prevention, we must identify unknown viruses and fill the knowledge gap for each, including their host(s), ecology and drivers. To be fully prepared, and in a position to respond proactively, we must know where the greatest threats for spillover exist. The GVP is working to:

  • Strengthen global & local capacities to monitor, respond to and prevent viral spillover

  • Make global data available to foster new strategies for the development of vaccines, pharmaceuticals and other new classes of countermeasures

  • Inform health policy, patient treatment, animal conservation and preplanning for viral emergence within and beyond national borders

  • Build a world prepared for and thus safe from the majority of emerging viral disease threats

Discover SpillOver, the first-of-its-kind, open source tool to evaluate risk and rank newly discovered wildlife viruses in terms of their zoonotic spillover and pandemic potential.