How has globalization affected disease epidemics in the modern era?

Globalization has significantly accelerated the spread of disease epidemics by increasing the movement of people, goods, and animals across borders, which facilitates rapid transmission of pathogens. Enhanced travel networks allow Infectious Diseases to cross continents in a matter of hours, while global trade can introduce new pathogens to previously unaffected regions. Additionally, urbanization and closer human-animal interactions in a globalized world can create environments conducive to disease emergence and outbreaks. Consequently, managing and containing epidemics has become more complex and requires coordinated international responses.