Are we prepared? Lessons from Covid-19 and OMAG position paper on epidemic preparedness

Sunil Kumar Raina¹, Raman Kumar², Sagar Galwankar³, Suneela Garg⁴, Ramesh Bhatt⁵, Akshay C Dhariwal⁶, DJ Christopher⁷, Bakul J Parekh⁸, S Vimal Krishnan⁹, Praveen Aggarwal¹⁰, Ishwar Gilada¹¹, Udhay Bodhankar^12
1 Department of Community Medicine, Dr. R.P. Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
² Academy of Family Physicians of India, New Delhi, India
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital Florida State University, Florida, USA
⁴ Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Father Muller Medical College, Manglore, Karnataka, India
⁶ National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, Vellore, India
⁷ Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
⁸ Bakul Parekh Children's Hospital, Near Rajawadi Signal, Ghatkopar East, Mumbai, India
⁹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala, India
¹⁰ Department of Emergency Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
¹¹ India Unison Medicare and Research Centre, Alibhai Premji Marg, Grant Road-E, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
¹² Bodhankar Childrens Hospital, Sharhari, Central Bazaar Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sunil Kumar Raina
Professor and Head, Community Medicine, Dr. RP Govt. Medical College, Tanda . 176 001, Himachal Pradesh
India

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DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_384_20