Hear from the co-chairs of the G20 High-Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (HLIP) as they share insights from their new report, Closing the Deal: Financing Our Security Against Pandemic Threats, which outlines practical and bold steps to take pandemic threats off the table.
The G20 first established the Panel in 2021 to rethink how global preparedness is financed. This year, the Panel was reconvened by the South Africa G20 Presidency under the Joint Finance and Health Task Force to address the global pandemic financing gap at a time of profound challenges for global health and health security. The U.S. National Academy of Medicine served as the Panel’s Secretariat.
As the global health architecture undergoes major changes, drivers of pandemic risk continue to rise. The next pandemic is not a theoretical concern—it could happen at any time. Yet, despite mounting threats, countries remain severely underinvested in pandemic preparedness and response. The Panel’s new report serves as a blueprint for rapid, coordinated action.
Join a virtual public briefing to hear about the Panel’s five key recommendations and learn what actions can be taken now to prevent biological catastrophe and achieve a high return on investment in global health security.
Opening Remarks
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General, World Trade Organization
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization
HLIP Co-Chairs
- Victor Dzau, President, US National Academy of Medicine
- Benedict Oramah, Former President and Chair of the Board, Afreximbank
- Jane Halton, Chair of the Board, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
- Jean Kaseya, Director General, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
- John-Arne Røttingen, Chief Executive Officer, Wellcome Trust
Panelists
- Agnès Soucat, Head, Health and Social Protection Division, Agence Française de Développement (AfD)
- Liza Munira, Senior Advisor, JLI Center for Global Health Diplomacy; Former Director General of Health Policy, Ministry of Health, Indonesia; and G20 HLIP Member
- Mamta Murthi, Vice President, People, World Bank Group
- Patrick Olomo, Head, Economic Policy and Sustainable Development, African Union Commission
- Rachel Glennerster, President, Center for Global Development (CGD), and G20 HLIP Member
- Seth Berkley, Senior Advisor, Brown Pandemic Center; Former CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; and G20 HLIP Member
- Shanelle Hall, Senior Advisor, Africa CDC
Resources
- Executive Summary
- Recommendations
- Report Overview in The Lancet
- Download the Complete Report
- About the High-Level Independent Panel
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