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October 14, 2025 Healthcare
In a world of instability and uncertainty, protecting against future pandemics requires not just preparedness but a fundamental rethinking of approaches to combating them. On Tuesday, at the World Health Summit in Berlin, a global report was presented with a clear call to invest in primary health care, establish real-time risk monitoring, and strengthen international cooperation.
The 2025 report, entitled "The New Face of Pandemic Preparedness," was prepared by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), an initiative created in the wake of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank. The GPMB monitors the world's preparedness for emerging health challenges.
"True preparedness is impossible without resilient and securely funded primary care systems," emphasized Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Co-Chair of the Council and former President of Croatia. "Such systems not only provide essential health services in times of peace, but also build trust, which is vital in times of crisis."
Five years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is rapidly changing: technology is opening up new horizons – from data analytics to rapid vaccine development – but at the same time, misinformation is growing, mistrust is escalating, and geopolitical tensions are undermining preparedness efforts.
In this context, the Council proposes to restructure the global health architecture by focusing on three key areas: care, analysis and collaboration.
Care means strengthening advanced health systems, investing in primary care, working closely with communities, and protecting health workers.
Analysis – creating a risk monitoring system that tracks threats, vulnerabilities, and preparedness in real time, integrating health, social, economic, and environmental data into understandable signals for policymakers.
Collaboration is a health architecture based on solidarity and equity. The report calls for the ratification and funding of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, the implementation of a pathogen-sharing system, and continued implementation of the updated International Health Regulations.
The report is based on the Monitoring Framework, which was developed over two years and launched in 2023.
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