Kuwait: Support for international efforts to enhance pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response

- Al-Mari emphasized the importance of strengthening surveillance and early warning, exchanging information, and investing in health workforce capacity.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Gulf Cooperation Council Affairs Ambassador Hamad Al-Mari reaffirmed, on Friday, Kuwait’s commitment and support for international efforts aimed at enhancing pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.

This came in a statement delivered by Ambassador Al-Mari at the high-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, held on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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Ambassador Al-Mari stressed the importance of strengthening surveillance and early warning capabilities, as well as the exchange of information and expertise, alongside investments in health workforce capacity, to support national health systems and enhance their ability to confront pandemics.

The meeting discussed ways to enhance pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response, and to develop joint international efforts in this field.