Concluding its second funding round, the Pandemic Fund’s Governing Board approved US$418 million in new grants designed to bolster pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) capacities in 40 countries across six geographical regions.

These grants will provide much-needed investments to strengthen disease surveillance and early warning systems, upgrading laboratories, and building health workforce. This latest allocation is in addition to the US$128.89 million approved on 19th September for five fast-tracked projects to support 10 countries impacted by the mpox Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), bringing the total funding awarded under the second round to US$547 million, which will mobilize an additional US$4 billion for investments in PPR in benefiting countries.