President Biden and I believe that a fully-resourced Pandemic Fund will enable us to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to pandemics – protecting Americans and people around the world from tremendous human and economic costs. That is why I am calling on all current donors to double their initial pledges and new donors to pledge so that we can reach our $2 billion goal

The COVID-19 pandemic brought it home to us all that viruses know no borders. The Pandemic Fund strengthens health systems in developing countries worldwide, thus helping the entire international community to improve pandemic prevention and preparedness. This also makes good sense financially, because effective prevention and preparedness is much less expensive than the extremely high costs of a pandemic. The German government has therefore provided another 50 million euros to strengthen the Pandemic Fund.This is well-invested money.

Our pledge recognises the importance of additional support for the Pandemic Fund’s vital work and complements Australia’s contributions to boost health security capabilities across our region. We are working in partnership to build resilient communities, improve health outcomes and save lives.

The Pandemic Fund’s mission is clear: no country should face a health crisis alone and collective resilience is imperative to preventing localized outbreaks from escalating into global health crises. As emerging diseases continue to pose new challenges, we must respond with strategies that are dynamic, research-driven, collaborative, and well-resourced. Continued investment in the Pandemic Fund is crucial to ensuring these measures are in place, while also amplifying efforts to maintain healthy and safe nations worldwide, echoing the sentiments of his fellow ministers across the continent.

Spain is deeply committed with Global Health, and therefore, Spain will increase its support to the Pandemic Fund by 25%, totalling 25 million euros for the period 2025 – 2028.

The Pandemic Fund is an important international initiative to marshal global resources to strengthen global preparedness and response to pandemics. We should continue to focus on global surveillance, and to enhance the pandemic readiness of less developed countries. Singapore is committed to this global endeavour.

The global fight against infectious diseases never ends, as revealed again by the Mpox. Increased support to the Pandemic Fund is even more critical to break the cycle of “panic and neglect” and make the world better prepared for the next pandemic. Today, Japan is proud to announce its intention to make an additional contribution of US$ 50 million. Japan remains committed to supporting the Pandemic Fund to play a pivotal role in enhancing coordination across the multiple stakeholders as well as catalyzing additional investments. To broaden the Fund’s donor base, I call on other donors to join.

Emerging diseases are on the rise. Predictable financing is a precondition for preventing, detecting and responding to new outbreaks. The Pandemic Fund plays a crucial role connecting countries, regional and global needs and financing channels. Norway is proud to continue to contribute to this work and provide an additional NOK 240 million to The Pandemic Fund (2025-2027). Pandemic preparedness and response is a collective global responsibility and we are never stronger than the weakest link. We call upon other countries, private sector, philanthropies, civil society, implementing entities and others to join us to mobilize resources for the Pandemic Fund.

Portugal recognizes that the need for robust pandemic preparedness remains critical. In supporting the Pandemic Fund, we contribute not only to strengthening individual health systems but also to a safer and healthier world.