More than 40 million healthcare professionals have penned a letter to G20 leaders urging for public health to be at the centre of the world’s economic recovery from coronavirus.

Doctors, nurses and other health workers from 90 different countries have added their name to the letter, which says making public health a key recovery consideration will help avoid future crises and make the world more resilient to them.

The leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies — including Prime Minister Scott Morrison and US President Donald Trump — have been asked to prioritise investment in clean air and water and a stable climate.

The letter says such investments would reduce air pollution and emissions, build greater resilience to future pandemics and create more sustainable jobs.