The Pandemic Fund
The Pandemic Fund is a multilateral financing mechanism dedicated to providing multiyear grants for enhancing pandemic preparedness in low- and middle-income countries. The Fund assists countries and regions in strengthening their health systems and increasing their investments, enabling them to prevent, prepare, and respond effectively to health threats.
The Pandemic Fund is a collaborative partnership hosted by the World Bank with WHO as technical lead. The Fund is steered by a consortium of donor countries, potential implementing country governments, foundations, and civil society organizations. This diverse coalition is united in its commitment to preventing future pandemics.
Guiding the Fund’s strategic direction is a distinguished Governing Board. This Board benefits from the invaluable expertise of the Technical Advisory Panel, chaired by the WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies.
Country impact
WHO is supporting implementation of Pandemic Fund Projects in over 70 countries across all WHO regions.
First round country projects
Single country projects
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
- Kazakhstan
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Paraguay
- Suriname
- Togo
- West Bank and Gaza
- Yemen
- Zambia
Multi-country and regional Projects:
Current country projects
Multi-country/Regional Projects
- Americas: Reducing The Public Health Impact of Pandemics Through Strengthened Integrated Early Warning Surveillance, Laboratory Systems, and Workforce Development(Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines).
- South-East Asia: Enhancing Collaborative Surveillance and Diagnostic Readiness For Pandemic Preparedness and Response In South-East Asia Region (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Timor-Leste).
- Africa: Strengthening One Health Disease Surveillance and Response In Southern Africa – A Strategy Against Climate-Driven Disease Outbreak (Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe).
- Africa. Strengthening One Health-based PPR In The Greater Virunga Landscape (Congo, Dem. Rep., Rwanda, Uganda)
- Africa. Preparedness For Pandemic Response (PREPARE) (Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda)
Publications
Under the International Health Regulations (2005) – (IHR) (available at https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241580496), States Parties are obliged...
IHR (2005) Monitoring and Evaluation framework
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