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The Role of Public Health Infrastructure in Pandemic Response

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Countries with robust public health infrastructure—like South Korea and New Zealand—could test and trace early, often avoiding the worst of the pandemic, while nations with fragmented systems, even rich ones, struggled to respond effectively.

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We often blame a virus for a pandemic's devastation, but some countries with limited resources fared better than wealthier ones. What makes the difference?