The Independent Panel says WHO and Africa CDC Must Coordinate a Diagnostics, Vaccines and Treatments Financing and Access Roadmap While frontline workers continue to warn that the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is outpacing the response, the Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel call for a transparent roadmap showing how promising vaccines, treatments and tests will move from development […]
Delivered 9 June 2026 to the Interactive multi-stakeholder hearing as part of the preparatory process for the high‑level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response Watch Dr. Panjabi’s full video at this link. Thank you, Co-Chair. Excellencies, distinguished guests, colleagues — it has been a productive day and I want to help close with a
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A message to a meeting of the Friends of the High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, May 28 2026 Good morning, As of this morning, 1,077 people are suspected cases of Ebola Bundibugyo. 238 suspected deaths. Three provinces in DRC are affected. There are seven confirmed cases in Uganda’s capital. I’ve responded to
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On the World Health Organization Declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern — Ebola (Bundibugyo) The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response is deeply concerned by the Ebola outbreak now declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO). We commend the WHO Director-General for acting
A Statement from HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Co-Chairs of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response The hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius vessel has demanded a complex, internationally co-ordinated response. One death on a ship in a remote location has led to a chain of events
A Statement from HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Co-Chairs of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response It is deeply regrettable that the operational details of the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) Annex could not be agreed in time for adoption at the next World Health Assembly later
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The PABS Annex is essential. Not only will it bring to life the provisions of Article 12 of the Pandemic Agreement, but it will open the Agreement as a whole for signing and ratification.
The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response’s statement to the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement. The Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement (IGWG) exists because of the deadly and costly lessons learnt from COVID-19, and the collective decision in the aftermath to say: ‘this can
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The inaugural UN Global Risk Report underscores that the world remains vulnerable to pandemics, together with biorisks and other interconnected factors including mis- and disinformation. The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response welcomes the report and agrees with the conclusion: that multilateralism and joint action are the best ways to shape a safer
Starting today, the agreement must become the foundation for a safer world 20 May 2025 Geneva: Today the Co-Chairs of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response applaud the adoption of an historic pandemic agreement by the World Health Assembly, calling it a crucial step towards a world safer from pandemic threats. “This agreement,
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