WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board

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The WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board is a joint arm of the WHO[1] and the World Bank.[2]

Synopsis

The GPMB are concerned that "at any time, an emerging, lethal, and highly transmissible pathogen might pose a risk of being spread globally because of the interconnectedness of the global population."[3]

Membership

As of September 2019 the GPMB listed its members as:

Commentary

In April 2020, Boyd, Baker and Wilson remarked that the "WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Report 2019 repeatedly notes widespread lack of preparedness for a significant pandemic".[1]

Selected publications

  • Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (September 2019). A World at Risk: Annual Report on Global Preparedness for Health Emergencies (PDF). Geneva: World Health Organisation.

References

  1. ^ a b Boyd, Matt; Baker, Michael G.; Wilson, Nick (2020). "Border closure for island nations? Analysis of pandemic and bioweapon‐related threats suggests some scenarios warrant drastic action". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 44 (2): 89–91. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12991. PMID 32259383.
  2. ^ WHO and World Bank Group Join Forces to Strengthen Global Health Security World Bank, press release of 24 May 2018.
  3. ^ Lee, Vernon J.; Aguilera, Ximena; Heymann, David; Wilder-Smith, Annelies; Lee, Vernon J.; Aguilera, Ximena; Heymann, David L.; Wilder-Smith, Annelies; Bausch, Daniel G.; Briand, Sylvie; Bruschke, Christianne; Carmo, Eduardo H.; Cleghorn, Sean; Dandona, Lalit; Donnelly, Christl; Fall, Ibrahima Socé; Halton, Jane; Hatchett, Richard; Hong, Felicia; Horby, Peter; Ihekweazu, Chikwe; Jacobs, Michael; Khan, Kamran; Lin, Yijun; Leung, Gabriel; Low, Constance; McDonald, Bethan F.; Memish, Ziad A.; Morhard, Ryan; Ng, Deborah HL (2020). "Preparedness for emerging epidemic threats: A Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission". The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 20 (1): 17–19. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30674-7. PMC 7158988. PMID 31876487. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |displayauthors= ignored (|display-authors= suggested) (help)
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