Building Future-Ready Healthcare: Resilience and Preparedness for Global Health

The increasing challenges of global health, such as pandemics, disasters, climate change, and emerging diseases, require stronger preparedness within healthcare systems. The COVID-19 pandemic offers important lessons for all countries in responding to health emergencies, from shortages of medical supplies to disruptions to routine services. Therefore, integrated resilience and preparedness within healthcare systems are essential for responding. Strong global health requires government commitment, international collaboration, and public participation. Healthcare disaster readiness aims to improve the preparedness and response time of disaster relief professionals and volunteers at all levels, both before and after disasters. This article was compiled using a literature review method, using 9 articles from 2020 to 2024 from search databases, namely Google Scholar and Scribd, covering the topic of health system resilience. The search was limited to articles written in English and included original studies and reviews. We are required to make critical decisions in urgent and complex situations, and we need to base these decisions on analysis of data and information that may be relevant to our decision-making. Preparedness is only the initial step in self-protection, which can be damaged at any time if used over a long period, just like expired medicines. Even countries with better healthcare capabilities and healthcare workers cannot control the pandemic more effectively.