The Failings of the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases and Public Health Emergencies (APSED)
6 min readMar 20, 2020
The blunt of the blame for the COVID-19 coronavirus Pandemic of 2020 does not belong to China, the World Health Organization (the WHO), Europe, or President Trump. If you must blame someone or something, hoard your reprehension on the very organization responsible for preparing against the coronavirus’s spread: The Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases and Public Health Emergencies (APSED). By focusing on the preparedness of healthcare systems and the “prevention of healthcare”…