Shaheer Gharbia

An outbreak of disease does not wait for a ministerial briefing or lab confirmation. It shows up first as staff shortages, delayed shipments, a quieter trading floor and anxious households. In a continent stitched together by trade corridors and fast-growing cities, the economic question is blunt: can we spot the signal early enough to contain disruption before it spreads? This is more than a public health concern. For governments and businesses it lands on the balance sheet.