Ending complacency: reforming the global health architecture to improve pandemic preparedness

As the world is facing multiple crises, the Covid-19 pandemic is still ongoing, and other health concerns are emerging. Nonetheless, health security seems to have been deprioritized on the international agenda. Global South distrust resulting from the inequity of the pandemic response remains, and efforts to improve pandemic preparedness have so far not had concrete effects.

In this context, ongoing reforms to global health architecture including the pandemic instrument and the fund for pandemic preparedness, are critical to move towards more resilient and inclusive global health governance. This session will aim to drive renewed political leadership towards these developments in a way that brings them together, considering complementary initiatives as well.