This is the G20 country with the highest health index during the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2020, forced countries to strengthen their health protection systems. However, to date, the majority of countries have not developed sufficiently strong systems and remain unprepared for future new health crises.

This condition was revealed by a research team from the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in their 2021 Global Health Security Index (GHSI) report.

The GHSI measures a country's health index based on dozens of indicators grouped into 6 assessment categories:

1. Prevention

The GHSI assesses a country's ability to prevent infectious diseases. This is evaluated based on the existence of research on potential disease sources, the level of environmental and human protection from biological hazards (biosecurity and biosafety), and the vaccination rate in the country.

2. Detection and Reporting

Next, the GHSI assesses a country's ability to detect potential or actual epidemics. Factors evaluated include the quality and performance of laboratories, the amount of epidemic response training, and the country's ability to manage national health data.

3. Response Capacity

In this category, the GHSI assesses a country's ability to respond to epidemic events. Indicators evaluated include the strength of the national medical emergency plan and the country's capacity for crisis communication.

4. Health Care System

This category assesses the quality and accessibility of healthcare services at the hospital, clinic, and community health center levels.

5. Global Standards Compliance

The GHSI also assesses a country's commitment to meeting global standards, including standards for human health protection, animal health, and funding for medical emergency preparedness.

6. Other Risk Factors

Finally, the GHSI assesses various non-medical factors that pose a risk of health crises in a country, ranging from social, economic, and political factors to the potential for natural disasters.

G20 Countries with the Highest Health Index

Based on all the above categories, the GHSI estimates the current average global health index at 38.9 out of 100, meaning that the majority of countries are highly unprepared for future new health crises.

The G20 countries with the highest health index according to the GHSI are as follows:

* United States: score 75.9 (global rank 1)
* Australia: score 71.1 (global rank 2)
* Canada: score 69.8 (global rank 3)
* United Kingdom: score 67.2 (global rank 7)
* Germany: score 65.5 (global rank 8)

Indonesia itself received a score of 50.4. This score places Indonesia 45th globally in terms of health.

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