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As the second season of Pandemic Proof comes to a close, host Javier Guzman reflects on the progress made in pandemic preparedness since COVID-19, the challenges we still face, and the rapidly shifting global landscape that will shape what comes next.

Takahiro Tsuda and Atsushi Mimura from the Japanese Ministry of Finance join Javier Guzman to examine current funding mechanisms for pandemic preparedness and response, explore Japan's role in driving global efforts (and insights gained), and discuss potential pathways to strengthen PPR financing.

Center for Global Development (CGD) and the Africa Resource Centre (ARC) have convened a working group to bring together experts and policymakers from the health financing and supply chain fields to identify and address the most pressing issues stemming from poor supply chain financing.

The skyrocketing cost of high-cost, innovative medicines is straining healthcare budgets worldwide. In 2021, global pharmaceutical spending hit $1.4 trillion, with oncology drugs alone accounting for over $185 billion—a staggering 70 percent increase since 2016. For low- and middle-income countries ...

In this blog, we conceptualise this as a health system shock, present a back-of-the-envelope assessment of LMICs that are most exposed, and discuss possibilities for short-term policy responses from other funders and LMIC governments, drawing lessons from the rapid global response to COVID-19.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as US secretary of health and human services comes at a critical moment for global health. To uphold and strengthen the US role in global health—and safeguard decades of progress while protecting Americans from emerging health threats—Secretary Kennedy should pri...

Dr. Javier Guzman responds to the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Since its launch in November 2022, the Pandemic Fund, housed at the World Bank, has committed $885 million in grant financing to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) in developing countries. In December 2024, it invited new proposals for an additional $500 million in fina...

The Trump administration’s stop-work order highlights precisely why we need a new model for health aid—one in which domestic financing supports the highest priority, core health services. On 20 January, the US State Department ordered an immediate pause on (nearly) all foreign aid spending. The “sto...