Prevent Epidemics | How Prepared is Your Country For The Next Epidemic

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Diseases don't respect borders. It takes just 36 hours for an infectious disease to spread around the world.

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What Do the Numbers and Data Mean?

PreventEpidemics.org concisely displays a single combined score, the ReadyScore, indicating how well a country is prepared for finding, stopping and preventing epidemics.

Where Do the Numbers Come From?

Through the World Health Organization, countries voluntarily participate in a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) every five years. The JEE evaluates 19 areas — such as whether a country has a national laboratory system, current vaccination coverage and risk communication plans — and helps countries identify preparedness strengths and gaps. The ReadyScore is Resolve to Save Lives' compilation into a single, easy to understand score.