I am compiling a list of post-COVID pandemic preparedness (PP) initiatives, especially big ones. I'm interested in government/intergovernmental and philanthropic investments, or planned investments. I am casting a wide net, please err on the side of adding something in the comments.
Ultimately, I'm interested in the extent to which the proposed work is likely to reduce GCBRs.
The things I have come across so far:
National governments
US
- $10 B allocation for PP in the American Rescue Plan (= Coronavirus bill)
- $30 B allocation for PP in the American Jobs Plan (= Infrastructure bill)
UK
Inter-governmental organisations
WHO and Germany
- New WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin. Announced May 2021.
Treaty against pandemics
- The letter was written by 24 leaders, as well as the president of the European Council and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and published in the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph, Spain’s El Pais and France’s Le Monde newspapers.
CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations)
- $3.5 B fundraising effort for new PP programs
Philanthropy/non-profit
The Trinity Challenge
- A competition and prize aiming to incentivise PP.
Rockefeller Foundation
- The Rockefeller Foundation has hired Rick Bright (former BARDA Director). He has floated the idea of a new institution for outbreak detection and response.
Global Virome Project
- Somewhat controversial planned effort to sequence alot of viruses. Pre-pandemic but getting a lot of coverage as a PP measure.
- Fundraising for a budget >$5 B over 10 y.
Additional group I learned about is Prevent Epidemics, which is a project of Resolve To Save Lives, which is itself a project of the global public health org Vital Strategies. Not sure why the org is so nested, but their Epidemics That Didn't Happen data story is just gorgeous and I think they might be worth investigating further.