Independent High-Level Panel: Financing for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response

A high-level panel, led by co-chairs Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Lawrence H.

Summers and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been mandated by the Italian presidency of the G20 to propose reforms and other measures that will lead to more reliable and sustainable financing of pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.

To support the deliberations and decision-making of the panel, Bruegel and CGD will establish a team to lead the analysis and content development of the proposals.

The work of the project team and the panel is aimed at eliciting concrete and cooperative action by the G20 finance ministers. The team will develop an outline for the final report of the panel for discussion and feedback with the co-Chairs.

Furthermore, the team will carry out three background analyses that will enable the informed discussion and brainstorming among panel members and the development of financing proposals: i/ landscaping current financing and issues, existing asks and proposals, ii/ landscaping current financing and issues, existing asks and proposals and iii/ governance, organization, and incentives.

Reflecting the panel’s views as well as the teams’ own analyses, a draft and then final report will be developed building on the initial outline and the background analyses and consultations.