A Safetnet scientific conference was held in Australia in September 2023, bringing together FTEP directors from regional as well as global levels to discuss the scenario of pandemic planning and control initiatives.

The head of the WHO global initiative PRET highlighted that the organization encourages all nations to enhance their pandemic preparedness.

WHO suggests all nations develop a multi-sectoral and multi-level strategy to tackle any future pandemics and minimize their impact on society.

In this regard, WHO suggests training and retraining programs for field epidemiologists with leadership modules, pandemic response training, and simulation exercises to equip a robust public health workforce.

WHO proposed that its PRET team contribute to planning training curricula focused on pandemic response.

WHO also proposed to strengthen collaborations between health systems and field epidemiology stakeholders