Announcement | November 25, 2025
At its meeting in Kigali, Rwanda on November 19, 2025, the Pandemic Fund Governing Board[1] approved a further US$500 million in grants under the 3rd Call for Proposals—supporting 32 low- and middle-income countries through 20 projects to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) capacities (see Table 1). Thanks to additional international co-financing and domestic co-investments, these grants will mobilize over US$4 billion, underscoring the strong catalytic capabilities of the Pandemic Fund—the sole dedicated international instrument to prevent and prepare for pandemics.
Through just three Calls for Proposals since February 2023, the Pandemic Fund is set to mobilize a total of over US$11 billion, reaching 98 countries across six regions. Detailed funding allocations under the 3rd Call for Proposals will be announced early in the new year once project arrangements are finalized.
The Board also endorsed a new methodology to identify countries with the highest risks and needs—so the Pandemic Fund can best fill capacity gaps in the most challenging contexts. This new methodology can also help global health actors beyond the Pandemic Fund to better target their PPR actions. Further, the Board agreed to launch a targeted funding round in March 2026 to support high-risk high-need countries that have not yet received Pandemic Fund support[2], many of which are in a fragile situation. The new round will include pre-allocated amounts for eligible countries along with flexibility to facilitate support, such as a one-year window during which applications can be accepted on a rolling basis.
With its unique collaborative and catalytic financing model that draws in additional resources from partners; its focus on country leadership and ownership; strong civil society and multi-sectoral stakeholder engagement; and a lean, efficient delivery model, the Pandemic Fund looks forward to the growing impact of its investments, which strengthen global health security for all.
With this third round of grants, the Pandemic Fund is once again demonstrating the power—and the necessity—of global collaboration. These investments will reinforce national and regional health systems at a time when countries are facing mounting threats. By building stronger defenses everywhere, we protect people no matter where they live. We encourage global partners to continue investing in the Fund so it can meet the rapidly growing demand for financing that saves lives. — Pandemic Fund Board Co-Chairs Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, Minister of Health of Rwanda, and Dr. Chatib Basri, former Minister of Finance of Indonesia.
The Pandemic Fund’s model puts countries firmly in the driver’s seat. They are setting their own priorities and mobilizing significant domestic and international resources alongside the Fund’s support. Preparedness financing still falls short of what’s needed, but our country-led, collaborative, and catalytic approach is working—embedding preparedness within national systems and ensuring lasting ownership rather than short-term, crisis-driven responses. Investing in the capacities countries need to detect and contain outbreaks—and to prevent future pandemics—is one of the smartest choices we can make today to avoid far greater economic, social, and human costs tomorrow. — Priya Basu, Executive Head of the Pandemic Fund.
Table 1. Proposals selected for support under the Pandemic Fund’s 3rd Call for Proposals
NAME OF PROPOSAL | BENEFICIARY (IES) | TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT REQUESTED |
Single-Country Proposals | ||
| Strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness and response capacities in Senegal using the "One Health" approach | Senegal | US$24.62 M |
| Strengthening Health System Resilience: A Multisectoral Approach to Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in South Sudan (SHSRP) | South Sudan | US$21.6 M |
| From Early Warning to Early Action: Building Zimbabwe’s Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Through One Health | Zimbabwe | US$14.33 M |
| Advancing Cross-Border Pandemic Preparedness: Mexico’s Systemic and Cost-Effective Approach to Strengthening Early Warning, Surveillance, and Detection Systems through a One Health Framework | Mexico | US$25.00 M |
| Strengthening One Health Approach for Pandemic Preparedness and AMR Mitigation in Tajikistan | Tajikistan | US$12.00 M |
| Türkiye One Health Shield: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness Through Integrated Response | Türkiye | US$24.98 M |
| Building Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, Detection and Response Capacities in Somalia | Somalia | US$24.98 M |
| Advancing Lao PDR’s Pandemic Response and Transformation (ALERT-LAO) | Lao PDR | US$17.59 M |
| Strengthening Cameroon’s One Health Capacities for Pandemic Preparedness and Response | Cameroon | US$23.50 M |
| Strengthening Emergency and Pandemic Preparedness in Timor-Leste (STEPP-TL) | Timor-Leste | US$13.28 M |
| Development of Bangladesh One Health Surveillance and Early Warning System (BOHSEWS) for strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response | Bangladesh | US$25.00 M |
| All aboard for a Systematic Approach towards Pandemic Preparedness in PNG (ASAP – PNG) | Papua New Guinea | US$ 14.44 M |
| Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response through One Health Approach in Malawi(SP3ROHAM). | Malawi | US$25.00 M |
| Prevention, preparedness, and response to health emergencies - Strengthening the National Surveillance Systems and community engagement | Angola | US$19.93 M |
Multi-Country Proposals | ||
| MAKE-READY (N. Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo Emergency Ready) | Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia | US$34.98 M |
| ALERTO in Five Countries of the SICA Region- Activating Local Epidemic Readiness in Transborder territories under a One Health Approach | Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | US$22.44 M |
| Data to Action: Stronger Pandemic Preparedness and Response Systems in the Western Pacific Region | Kiribati, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vietnam | US$36.00 M |
Regional Entity Proposals | ||
| PIVOT - Preventing Infections through Vigilance at the Origin of Transmission in Latin America and the Caribbean | Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) | US$39.93 M |
| Harmonizing Continental Networks and Systems for Pandemic Prevention Preparedness and Response in Africa (HARMONIZE) | Africa CDC | US$40.00 M |
| Strengthening One Health Capacities for Enhanced Pandemic Preparedness and Response in the Lake Chad Basin (SCOPE) | African Union Inter-African Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) | US$40.00 M |
[1] Full list of the Pandemic Fund Governing Board members can be found here: https://www.thepandemicfund.org/who-we-are/board
[2] Afghanistan, Benin, Central African Republic, Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Haiti, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan and Uganda.
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