Endorsement of the Recommendations of the Walport Report, and support for continued focus on Public Health Emergency & Pandemic Preparedness (Motion #08-25)

Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, January 16, 2025

Motion moved by Brabant – Barclay

08-25 ENDORSEMENT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WALPORT REPORT, AND SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED FOCUS ON PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY & PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS

MOTION:

WHEREAS for the past two decades, there have been Public Health Emergencies of International Concern approximately every two years, several of which have impacted Canada;

WHEREAS in a world that is increasingly more complex, interconnected, and uncertain, future public health emergencies maybe more impactful and difficult to manage;

WHEREAS the are opportunities to learn lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic response, both of around successes and areas for improvement;

WHEREAS The Time to Act is Now: Report of the Expert Panel for the Review of the Federal Approach to Pandemic Science Advice and Research Coordination (aka The Walport Report) is one detailed effort to learn lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic response;

WHEREAS The Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health’s 2022 Annual Report Being Ready: Ensuring Public Health Preparedness for Infectious Outbreaks and Pandemics presented a laudable path forward to be better prepared for future public health emergencies;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Health endorses the Walport Report and its 12 recommendations;

AND THAT the Board of Health encourages both the Federal government and the government of Ontario to act with deliberate resolve in implementing the Walport Report as well as the 2022 Chief Medical Officer of Health report, respectively.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

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