| The Pandemic Fund

Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

The World Bank-funded Village and Neighborhood Development Project (VNDP) aims to build capacity in marginalized communities through a community-driven development (CDD) approach. In Tubas, the community (through the project's Joint Service Council) bought a excavator/backhoe (at a price USD 84,000) that now services nine villages. It is used to dig holes for olive trees, and to build access roads which makes it easier for farmers to get to their fields even during the rainy season. Here, farmer Moa

Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

Region
Country
Implementing Entities
Amount Approved (US$) $20,000,000
Total Co-financing
(in kind & in cash) (US$) $11,958,282
Total Co-investment
(in kind & in cash) (US$) $25,085,000

FAO West Bank and Gaza Project Page
FAO champions implementation of 12 projects as The Pandemic Fund rolls out first round of financing
FAO | August 10, 2023

Public Health Emergency Response Effort

Public Health Emergency Response Effort

Background

The Suriname Public Health Emergency Response Effort is a partnership between Suriname’s Ministries of Health (MOH), Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, the Medical Research Institute, National Crisis Coordination Response Center (NCCR), Anton de Kom University of Suriname, civil society and community organizations, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and PAHO/WHO (as Implementing Entity). The Pandemic Fund supports the Project with a $2.2 million grant. The Project is expected to bring in an additional $3.3 million in co-financing.

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

Region
Country
Implementing Entity
Amount Approved (US$) $2,222,000
Total Co-financing
(in kind & in cash) (US$) $3,378,000.00

Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

A Pulvi-mixer at work on the Paraguari-Encarnacion section of the Asuncion-Encarnacion Highway in Paraguay. Both the World Bank and its affiliate, the International Development Association (IDA), have helped to provide the foreign exchange needed to rebuild this important highway. October 1965

Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

Region
Country
Implementing Entities
Amount Approved (US$) $10,585,000
Total Co-financing
(in kind & in cash) (US$) $10,364,943
Total Co-investment
(in kind & in cash) (US$) $10,110,138

WHO and the Pandemic Fund
PAHO | The Pandemic Fund in the Americas
FAO Paraguay Project Page
FAO champions implementation of 12 projects as The Pandemic Fund rolls out first round of financing
FAO | August 10, 2023
Paraguay receives support to strengthen the management for future pandemics
UNICEF | March 6, 2024

Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness for Early Detection

A ward in Pokhara Regional Hospital. Nepal.

Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness for Early Detection

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

Region
Country
Implementing Entities
Amount Approved (US$) $18,843,920
Total Co-financing
(in kind & in cash) (US$) $3,910,678
Total Co-investment
(in kind & in cash) (US$) $2,396,702

FAO Nepal Project Page
FAO champions implementation of 12 projects as The Pandemic Fund rolls out first round of financing
FAO | August 10, 2023
WHO and the Pandemic Fund
Nepal launches Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness for Early Detection (SPEED) project
WHO | May 8, 2024
Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Asia and the Pacific Region (See AMR, Epidemiology, & Laboratory Sections)
FAO | December 2024
Gulmi Hospital launches Electronic Medical Records system
WHO | February 18, 2025
Strengthening pandemic preparedness for early detection in Nepal - highlights
FAO | April 17, 2025
Provincial Leaders Collaborate to Shape Nepal’s Field Epidemiology Training Strategy
WHO | April 25, 2025
Nepal’s first national conference on field epidemiology held
WHO | July 17, 2025

Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response through One Health

Sheep are still the main livelihood in Selenge Aimag, Mongolia. Once a year the sheep are shorn. A big task with a pair of scissors, the whole family and neighborhood get involved while children play around.

Strengthening Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response through One Health

Background

The Pandemic Fund grant of $15.4 million supports a partnership of Mongolia’s Ministries of Health (MOH), Finance (MOF), Food and Light Industry (MOFALI), and Environment and Tourism (MOET) to build capacity to prevent, prepare, and respond to health emergencies using a One Health approach. UNICEF and WHO will be the Implementing entities (IEs). The Pandemic Fund grant will leverage an additional $12 million in co-financing.

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org

Region
Country
Implementing Entities
Amount Approved (US$) $15,455,262
Total Co-financing
(in kind & in cash) (US$) $12,352,000
Total Co-investment
(in kind & in cash) (US$) $56,291,133

WHO and the Pandemic Fund
Spotlight - Pandemic Fund Project in Mongolia, Dr Socorro Esalante
WHO | August 30, 2024

Improving Pandemic Preparedness and Response by Strengthening Human Resources, Enhancing Surveillance, and Advancing Lab Systems

Private company employees pack pharmaceuticals.

Improving Pandemic Preparedness and Response by Strengthening Human Resources, Enhancing Surveillance, and Advancing Lab Systems

Background

Moldova’s 2018 Joint External Evaluation found significant vulnerabilities in its pandemic preparedness and response (PPR) capabilities. Then, as in so many nations, the COVID-19 pandemic placed an enormous strain on the health system and the economy. The health system has been further strained by the war in Ukraine as Moldova hosts one of the highest numbers of Ukrainian refugees per capita of any country in the European Union (EU).

For general inquiries: the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org