Last year, the WHO and the World Bank estimated the need for $10.5 billion in annual funding for pandemic preparedness. BY THE NUMBERS The fund has already raised $2 billion in seed capital from ...

Sierra Leone has entered a critical phase in strengthening its pandemic preparedness and response capacities, officially flagging-off the operationalisation of the Pandemic Fund. This milestone ...

Pakistan has officially launched the implementation of its Pandemic Fund through a national consultation in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Food and Agriculture Organization ...

The World Bank's fund to help developing countries better prepare for pandemics has raised $667 million from the United States and $54 million from Germany, moving it closer towards its goal of ...

Pandemic Fund by World Bank draws over $700 million from US, Germany . The fund, set up in 2022, is one of the several global initiatives to help prevent a COVID-19 rerun.