WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board

The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (abbreviated GPMB) is a joint arm of the WHO^[1] and the World Bank.^[2] It was created by both organizations in response to the Western African Ebola virus epidemic.^[3]

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."^[4]

Board members

In June 2023, the GPMB listed its board members as:

• Kolinda_Grabar-Kitarović, co-chair
• Joy Phumaphi, co-chair
• Palitha Abeykoon
• Ibrahim Abubakar
• Bente Angell-Hansen
• Maha El Rabbat
• Victor Dzau
• Chris Elias
• Zijian Feng
• Henrietta Fore
• Bience Gawanas
• Jayati Ghosh
• Naoko Ishii
• Ilona Kickbusch
• Mark Lowcock
• Susana Malcorra
• Matthew Stone

In December 2020, board members were:

• Elhadj As Sy, co-chair^[5]
• Gro Harlem Brundtland, co-chair^[6]
• Victor Dzau
• Chris Elias
• Jeremy Farrar^[7]
• Anthony S. Fauci^[8]
• Henrietta Fore
• George F. Gao^[9]
• Sigrid Kaag
• Ilona Kickbusch
• Ngamije M. Daniel
• Veronika Skvortsova
• Yasuhiro Suzuki
• Jeanette Vega Morales
• K. VijayRaghavan

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 2020). A World in Disorder. Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Annual Report 2020 (PDF). Geneva: World Health Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2020.
• Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (September 2019). A World at Risk: Annual Report on Global Preparedness for Health Emergencies (PDF). Geneva: World Health Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2019.