KATHERINE HUDAK

Katherine works on developing and running Calls for Proposals, supporting program and portfolio management, and overseeing the process to accredit Implementing Entities of the Pandemic Fund. 

PRIYA BASU

Priya Basu was appointed as the inaugural Executive Head of the Pandemic Fund at the World Bank in September 2022. During the pandemic she led the Multilateral Leaders Task Force on COVID-19 to address key bottlenecks in vaccine access and delivery, as well as the Bank’s engagement on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response with the G20 and G7 - coordinating across finance and health.

CLOSED | Call for Experts – Implementing Entity Accreditation Panel Members

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Brief | August 24, 2023
CLOSED | Call for Experts – Implementing Entity Accreditation Panel Members

Background

The Pandemic Fund was established as a dedicated, multilateral funding mechanism to support critical investments to strengthen Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPR) capacities at national, regional, and global levels, with a focus on IDA and IBRD countries.  The Pandemic Fund was formally established as a Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF

Last Updated: October 8, 2024

Pandemic Fund Allocates First Grants to Help Countries Be Better Prepared for Future Pandemics

The Pandemic Fund Announces First Round of Funding to Help Countries Build Resilience to Future Pandemics
Press Release | July 20, 2023
Pandemic Fund Allocates First Grants to Help Countries Be Better Prepared for Future Pandemics

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PRESS RELEASE NO: 2024/005/HD


Originally published: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2023/07/20/pandemic-fund-allocates-first-grants-to-help-countries-be-better-prepared-for-future-pandemics

 

Twitter: @Pandemic_Fund

 

Contacts

In Washington D.C.

Anita Rozowska
arozowska@worldbankgroup.org

+1 (202) 473-4782
 
For Broadcast Requests

David W. Young
dyoung7@worldbankgroup.org

+1 (202) 473-4691

Last Updated: October 8, 2024

We are still unprepared for the next pandemic. But we can fix this.

We are still unprepared for the next pandemi
Blog | June 26, 2023
We are still unprepared for the next pandemic. But we can fix this.

PRIYA BASU | JUNE 26, 2023

Originally published on Investing in Health
 

We live in a world where the risks of pandemics – particularly with zoonotic origins – are growing, driven by climate change, deforestation, changing land use patterns, food systems, water shortages, and urbanization. As the WHO has warned, the question is not if there will be another pandemic, it’s when.

Last Updated: October 8, 2024

Pandemic Fund closes its first Call for Proposals with requests from 129 countries

Pandemic Fund closes its first Call for Proposals with requests from 129 countries
Brief | June 12, 2023
Pandemic Fund closes its first Call for Proposals with requests from 129 countries

Following the February 2023 call for expressions of interest, which far exceeded expectations with requests for more than $7 billion of grant financing, the Pandemic Fund closed its first Call for Proposals on May 19, 2023, with final allocation decisions expected in late July 2023.

Last Updated: October 8, 2024

Demand for funding from Pandemic Fund exceeds expectations with requests totaling over $7 billion

Demand for funding from Pandemic Fund exceeds expectations with requests totaling over $7 billion
Brief | April 5, 2023
Demand for funding from Pandemic Fund exceeds expectations with requests totaling over $7 billion

The Pandemic Fund launched the application process for the first round of funding with a call for expressions of interest (EoI) in February 2023. The demand for resources was unexpectedly high,  exceeding the available funding of $300 million by 23 times.  While the Pandemic Fund will make fundraising a priority, the high demand also shows that more financing is needed from other/multiple sources. 

Last Updated: October 8, 2024

Official Launch of The Pandemic Fund at G20

Official Launch of The Pandemic Fund at G20

  • When November 13, 2022
  • Time 13:30 - 15:30 Jakarta (Bali - Central Indonesia Time (UTC+8))
  • Where Bali, Indonesia

The G20 Presidency of Indonesia is hosting the official launch the Pandemic Fund on the margins of the G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ Meeting on November 13, 2022 in Bali, Indonesia. 

At the launch, the Pandemic Fund, now with new name and logo, will provide the latest progress the Governing Board has made since its establishment on September 8, 2022, to get operational – an important step toward strengthening global health architecture. 

Agenda

Keynote
  • Bapak Joko Widodo | President of the Republic of Indonesia
Remarks
  • Sri Mulyani | Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia
  • David Malpass | President, World Bank Group
  • Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Director General of the WHO
Panel Discussion

SPEAKERS:

  • Janet Yellen | US Secretary of the Treasury
  • Giancarlo Giorgetti | Minister of Finance and Economy, Italy     
  • Cao Xuetao | Vice-Minister, National Health Commission, China
  • Rajesh Bhushan | Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India
  • Elena Flores Gual | Deputy Director General, Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
  • Axel van Trotsenburg | World Bank Managing Director of Operations
  • Dr. Chatib Basri | co-Chair of The Pandemic Fund’s Governing Board and former Finance Minister of Indonesia

MODERATOR:  Priya Basu | Executive Head of the Pandemic Fund Secretariat

Closing Remarks

Budi Gunadi Sadikin Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia