From Outbreak Response to System Readiness: Building the Global and Regional Capabilities to Stop Pandemic Threats in 100 Days

This high-level event takes place at a defining moment for global health security—following the adoption of the Pandemic Agreement and amendments to the International Health Regulations. The event brings together a diverse, multi-sectoral coalition united behind mobilising the political and financial commitments required to build a globally coordinated, regionally anchored and locally driven health security ecosystem. It will examine how countries and partners can translate global commitments into operational readiness—shifting from episodic outbreak response to a permanent, system-wide capability for preparedness and rapid response to future epidemic and pandemic threats.

Anchored in CEPI’s 3.0 Strategy and the 100 Days Mission to enable development of safe and effective vaccines within 100 days of identifying an emerging viral threat, discussions will highlight concrete proof points from recent outbreaks, advances in science and AI-enabled R&D and the importance of regionally anchored research and manufacturing networks in embedding equity by design.

Provisional agenda
12:30 Lunch

13:00 Opening remarks

13:10 Panel: Securing the Future: Transforming the 100 Days Mission into an Operational Reality

• Drawing on real-world experience from recent outbreak responses and application of outbreak innovations, this panel will examine how national leaders can harness their partnerships with international organisations and industry leaders to move beyond episodic crisis management to achieve a state of system readiness capable of protecting lives and livelihoods against emerging epidemic and pandemic threats. It will also explore how Global South countries can position themselves as active co-creators of innovation, using a shared knowledge base and an AI-enabled R&D infrastructure to close scientific gaps along with platform technologies to build outbreak preparedness.

13:50 Panel: From Agreement to Action: Operationalising Global Equity through Regionally Anchored Networks and Capabilities

• This panel will explore how regional organisations and partners are building regionally anchored capabilities and embedding equity-by-design into global networks–looking at real-world examples of how the 100 Days Mission is being implemented. It will also explore how investors and partners can enable co-funding models and technology transfer for sustaining a globally distributed R&D and manufacturing architecture capable of serving both routine national health needs and emergency responses to epidemic and pandemic threats.

14:15 Closing remarks

Official World Health Assembly (WHA79) side event.