FAO and the Pandemic Fund

The Pandemic Fund is a first-of-its-kind multilateral financing mechanism dedicated exclusively to strengthening critical pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) capacities of low- and middle-income countries through investments at the national, regional, and global levels. The Fund provides a dedicated stream of additional, long-term financing for investments in areas such as infectious diseases surveillance, laboratories and diagnostics, and health workforce strengthening.

Under its first three funding rounds, the Pandemic Fund is supporting 128 countries across six regions through 67 projects. Of these, 91 countries are accelerating investments in national and cross-border capacities for PPR, and six regional entities are bolstering regional PPR capacities that together reach 85 countries. These projects are countrydriven, aligned with national and regional priorities. They take a disease-agnostic approach and promote collaboration across sectors, borders, and partners – including civil society – through a One Health approach. 

FAO is now co-implementing 49 projects in 95 countries, supported by over USD 307 million. These projects continue to focus on pandemic preparedness but also enhance countries’ abilities to address endemic zoonotic diseases and other emerging threats.