Respond to Public Health Emergencies and The Law Preparedness Challenges and Solutions

Abstract

Laws are a very powerful tool for defending human rights. These could be parliamentary enactments, local panchayat regulations, international conventions, or constitutions. Every facet of the emergency and public health response is based on law and policy. Laws made it possible to establish lockdowns, declare states of emergency, and, more recently, speed the clearance process for vaccines. The removal of antiquated laws, regulations, and backup plans frequently revealed them to be insufficient or out-of-date, necessitating the quick creation of new legislation. Never before have so many laws concerning one incident been passed in so many nations in such a short period of time. Communities are kept safe and lives are saved by domestic legal preparedness for catastrophes, which includes public health emergencies. The cornerstones of disaster risk management are law and policy, which establish guidelines for the who, what, and when of emergency response operations. When preparedness and response efforts lack a solid legal foundation, they may be disorganised and ineffectual, which frequently causes the most vulnerable individuals to wait longer for critical assistance. This essay suggests that there is a general deficiency of robust public health emergency legislation as well as a lack of legal readiness for such situations.