Reposted by Holly Jarman, PhD
Our title kind of says it all: international organisations agree on the importance of surveillance but not its definition (free to read). I'd just add that the problem is by no means confined to the global planetary health space.
thelancet.com
International organisations agree on the importance of surveillance, but not on its definition
The global health impacts of pathogen spillovers, from outbreaks to epidemics and
pandemics, have accelerated in the 20th and 21st centuries.1 In response, multilateral,
global organisations, includin...