NewsWHO introduces pandemic-preparedness project spanning 12 Pacific countries
The Data to Action project is backed by a US$35.99 million grant, with additional partner co-financing reported above US$151 million.
Event / data period: 2026-10-01
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IllustrationOn 1 October, WHO and partners introduced the Data to Action pandemic-preparedness project, bringing together 12 Western Pacific countries. WHO lists Kiribati, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Naoero, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Tonga, Tuvalu and Viet Nam.
The Pandemic Fund grant is US$35.99 million. WHO also reported more than US$151 million in additional co-financing from international partners and more than US$37 million in co-investment from participating governments. The latter two figures are lower bounds in the source.
The project is intended to strengthen multisource surveillance, laboratory networks and diagnostic capacity, and build a One Health workforce linking human, animal and environmental health. The announcement describes planned capacity-building; it does not establish that these results have already been achieved.
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Project financing
Grant and contributions reported in WHO’s Data to Action announcement.
- Pandemic Fund project grant
- 35.99 million USD
- 2026 · Observed
- Additional partner co-financing lower bound
- 151 million USD
- 2026 · Observed
- Government co-investment lower bound
- 37 million USD
- 2026 · Observed
- Participating countries
- 12 countries
- 2026 · Observed
Methodology
Additional partner co-financing and government co-investment are stated as ‘more than’; values are lower bounds.
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