GOVERNING PANDEMICS
A one-stop shop tracking efforts to strengthen global pandemic governance

This page compiles in one place all the informational resources offered across this website.
Comparison of Covid-19 International Review Panel Reports
Various international expert panels issued reports in 2021 identifying weaknesses in the global system that require reform. A systematic comparison of the reports’ recommendations (initially conducted by Anna Bezruki, organized by the Governing Pandemics initiative’s 6 issue areas) is available here, including those published by the:
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Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR),
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WHO International Health Regulations Review Committee,
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WHO Health Emergencies Program Independent Oversight and Accountability Committee, and
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Global Preparedness Monitoring Board.
WHO / UN DOCUMENTS
A World in Disorder. Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Annual Report 2020
GPMB Statement ahead of the 74th World Health Assembly
Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property, WHO Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health
Advancing the right to health through the Universal Periodic Review
Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
Report of the Review Committee on the Functioning of the International Health Regulations (2005) during the COVID-19 response
COVID-19: Make it the last pandemic, Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
International Health Regulations (2005)
Research and Development to Meet Health Needs in Developing Countries, WHO Expert Working Group on R&D
COVID-19 shows why united action is needed for more robust international health architecture
IPPPR Second Report on Progress
WHA74 Resolution 74.7: Strengthening WHO preparedness for and response to health emergencies
Financing pandemic preparedness and response, IPPPR
Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation: Intersections between public health, intellectual property and trade
WHA74 Strategic Briefing: The time to act is now: Preparing for the next pandemic today
SELECT ACADEMIC ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
A global pandemic treaty should aim for deep prevention, Vinuales J, Moon S et al.
A global public health convention for the 21st century, Duff J, Liu A et al.
A pandemic treaty for a fragmented global polity, Moon S and Kickbusch I
A pandemic treaty: Where are we now that the leaders have spoken? Nikogosian H and Kickbusch I
Always fighting the last war? Post-Ebola reforms, blindspots & gaps in COVID-19, Moon S and Bezruki A
An International Legal Framework for the Sharing of Pathogens: Issues and Challenges, Abbott FM
An international pandemic treaty must centre on human rights, Davis SM et al.
An international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response is an urgent necessity, Mehdi F, Nur FA et al.
CEPI—a new global R&D organisation for epidemic preparedness and response, Børge B, Farrar J et al.
Data, disease and diplomacy: GISAID's innovative contribution to global health, Elbe S, Buckland G et al.
Envisioning an international normative framework for pandemic preparedness and response: Issues, instruments and options, Burci GL, Moon S et al.
"Everybody knows this needs to be done, but nobody really wants to do it": governing pathogen- and benefit-sharing, Rizk A, Bezruki A et al.
From international sanitary conventions to global health security: The new International Health Regulations, Fidler D
Global common goods for health: Towards a new framework for global financing, Kickbusch I and Soucat A
Global coordination on cross-border travel and trade measures crucial to COVID-19 response, Lee K, Worsnop CZ et al.
Global public goods for health: Weaknesses and opportunities in the global health system, Moon S, Røttingen J el al.
Health leaders criticise limited ACT-A review, Usher A
Independent Review and Investigation Mechanisms to Prevent Future Pandemics: A Proposed Way Forward, Lehtimaki S, Reidy A et al.
Investing for a rainy day: challenges in financing national preparedness for outbreaks, Moon S and Vaidya R
Pandemic treaty needs to start with rethinking the paradigm of global health security, Fukuda-Parr S, Buss P et al.
Political intrusions into the International Health Regulations treaty and its impact on management of rapidly emerging zoonotic pandemics, Burkle FM
Post-covid reforms: Can we avoid fighting the last war? Bezruki A and Moon S
Preparing for the next pandemic, Wenham C, Kavanagh M et al.
Preparing international cooperation on pandemic prevention for the Anthropocene, Carlson CJ, Albery GF et al.
Proposal for a WHO treaty on pandemics raises concerns, Ramakrishnan N and Gopakumar KM
Report of the Commission on Epidemics and International Law, Institut de Droit international
Report of the G20 High Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: A Global Deal for our Pandemic Age
Reserving coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines for global access: Cross sectional analysis, So AD and Woo J
The 2011 pandemic influenza preparedness framework: Global health secured or a missed opportunity? Lee K and Kamradt-Scott A
The global governance of access to countermeasures, Moon S, Bezruki A et al.
The Neglected Dimension of Global Security: A Framework to Counter Infectious Disease Crises, Commission on a Global Health Risk
The outbreak of COVID-19: Are the International Health Regulations fit for purpose?, Burci GL
The Role of International Law in Vaccinating Against COVID-19: Appraising the COVAX Initiative, Bogdandy A and Villarreal PA
WHO’s Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework: A Milestone in Global Governance, Gostin L and Fidler DP
SELECT OTHER RESOURCES
A global pandemic treaty won't work until leaders realise the benefits of solidarity, Wenham C
A new pandemic treaty needs to be powerful not only on paper, Chapagain J
A new WHO international treaty on pandemic preparedness and response: Can it address the needs of the global south?, Velásquez G and Syam N
A pandemic treaty? Opening the door to the reform of global health security, Patnaik P
COVID-19 is smoke and mirrors—What matters is international law, Kickbusch I
Does the world need another international treaty to deal with future pandemics?, Cook M
The politics and promise behind a proposed pandemic treaty, Tomlinson C
Global Health Is In Disarray – But Is A Pandemic Treaty The Way Out?, Vijay SL
The world must learn from COVID before diving into a pandemic treaty
How A New International Pandemic Treaty Can Prevent the Next Big One, Goldberg MG
Should Members Pursue a Pandemic Treaty, In the Midst of a Global Pandemic?, Ramakrishnan N, Gopakumar K et al.
Joint statement by UHC2030 Co-Chairs and the UHC Movement Political Advisory Panel, Barron GC, Koonin J et al.
Preparing for Future Pandemics Means Improving and Reforming -- Not Abandoning -- the WHO, Sofaer AD
Why did the world’s pandemic warning system fail when COVID hit?, Maxmen A