Supporting the development of Pandemic Fund proposals – Weekly follow-up webinar recordings
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The pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) showed beyond all doubt that national governments and the global multilateral system were ill-equipped to deal effectively with the growing scale and complexity of health emergencies. There is an urgent need for coordinated action to build stronger health systems and mobilize additional resources for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
The new Pandemic Fund will provide a dedicated stream of additional, long-term financing to strengthen critical pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) capabilities in low- and middle-income countries through investments and technical support at the national, regional, and global levels as well as incentivize countries to increase investments, enhance coordination among partners.
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To complement the series of webinars held late in March on HEPR, WHO and partners are hosting weekly webinars to support the country-led development of Pandemic Fund proposals and national plans. These webinars will provide participants with an overview of the steps on a weekly basis. In addition to reviewing and discussing progress against the timeline, each session will also look ahead to the coming week’s actions.
These sessions will further outline tools and approaches countries can take to develop Pandemic Fund proposals as part of broader national plans and proposals for health emergency preparedness, readiness and resilience.
What you’ll learn
Describe the key elements and main tools for national planning to strengthen HEPR, and the modalities of the first call for proposal
Outline key considerations for capacity, threat, and vulnerability assessments
Clarify the approach to developing prioritized and costed plans
Highlight main modalities to map and mobilize resources
Describe the approach to implementation, monitoring and review.
Course contents
Week 1 & 2: Defining team and wider process & Identifying strategic priorities:
This session focuses on step 1 “Defining team and wider process” and step 2 “Identifying strategic priorities”, sharing key actions, deliverables and templates, as part of an optional accelerated national planning process in support of Pandemic Fund proposals.
Week 3: Developing prioritized action plan:
This session explains step 3 on developing (i) prioritized action plans for health security based on capacity assessment, (ii) operational readiness plan imminent risks based on existing strategies and programmes.
Week 4: Costing of prioritized actions:
This session presents step 4 on costing prioritized actions.
Week 5: Mapping of existing resources:
This session outlines the step 5 approach to (i) establishing a monitoring and evaluation framework, (ii) completing operational reviews, and (iii) adjusting plans, including financing critical bottlenecks.
Week 6: Developing funding proposals :
This session explains step 6 on developing funding proposals as well as on how to navigate through the application portal.
