Two rounds of the Pandemic Fund at the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: progress, lessons learned, challenges, and way forward
World Health Organization (WHO) played an important role in supporting the Member States of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) apply for awards from the Pandemic Fund – a vital source of funding for pandemic preparedness and response. The aim of this commentary is to reflect the contributions of...
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| description | World Health Organization (WHO) played an important role in supporting the Member States of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) apply for awards from the Pandemic Fund – a vital source of funding for pandemic preparedness and response. The aim of this commentary is to reflect the contributions of WHO EMR during the first two funding rounds of the Pandemic Fund, while highlighting the lessons learned, and addressing the ongoing challenges faced across the region. As EMR Member States continue to build and strengthen their health security capacities, WHO’s involvement has catalyzed the improvement of early warning systems, laboratory capacity, and workforce development. However, challenges remain, including sustainability, enhancing regional cooperation, the widespread state fragility, and multiple conflicts across the region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e37bc91266df4f3c8d9fdbc9eff66cad2025-08-20T02:58:43ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Health Action1654-98802025-12-0118110.1080/16549716.2025.24755962475596Two rounds of the Pandemic Fund at the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: progress, lessons learned, challenges, and way forwardMohamed Elhakim0Amgad Elkholy1Mary Stephen2Richard John Brennan3Ahmed Zouiten4World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional OfficeWorld Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional OfficeWorld Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional OfficeRegional Emergency Director, WHO Health Emergencies Program, World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional OfficeEgypt/WHO Representative Libya Country OfficeWorld Health Organization (WHO) played an important role in supporting the Member States of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) apply for awards from the Pandemic Fund – a vital source of funding for pandemic preparedness and response. The aim of this commentary is to reflect the contributions of WHO EMR during the first two funding rounds of the Pandemic Fund, while highlighting the lessons learned, and addressing the ongoing challenges faced across the region. As EMR Member States continue to build and strengthen their health security capacities, WHO’s involvement has catalyzed the improvement of early warning systems, laboratory capacity, and workforce development. However, challenges remain, including sustainability, enhancing regional cooperation, the widespread state fragility, and multiple conflicts across the region.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2025.2475596pandemic fundeastern mediterranean regionglobal health securityinternational health regulationshealth preparednesscovid-19 gains |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Elhakim Amgad Elkholy Mary Stephen Richard John Brennan Ahmed Zouiten Two rounds of the Pandemic Fund at the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: progress, lessons learned, challenges, and way forward Global Health Action pandemic fund eastern mediterranean region global health security international health regulations health preparedness covid-19 gains |
| title | Two rounds of the Pandemic Fund at the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: progress, lessons learned, challenges, and way forward |
| title_full | Two rounds of the Pandemic Fund at the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: progress, lessons learned, challenges, and way forward |
| title_fullStr | Two rounds of the Pandemic Fund at the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: progress, lessons learned, challenges, and way forward |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two rounds of the Pandemic Fund at the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: progress, lessons learned, challenges, and way forward |
| title_short | Two rounds of the Pandemic Fund at the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: progress, lessons learned, challenges, and way forward |
| title_sort | two rounds of the pandemic fund at the who eastern mediterranean region progress lessons learned challenges and way forward |
| topic | pandemic fund eastern mediterranean region global health security international health regulations health preparedness covid-19 gains |
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