Explanation: The Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2021 was jointly released by non-profits Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

• The GHS Index 2021 is the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capacities of 195 countries to prepare for epidemics and pandemics.
• By assessing these capacities every 2-3 years, the GHS Index stimulates political will and action to prioritize addressing these gaps.
• This Index has assessed countries across 6 categories, 37 indicators and 171 questions, using instantly available information.

Source: FORUMIAS