WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board

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

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."

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
 * Gro Harlem Brundtland, co-chair
 * Victor Dzau
 * Chris Elias
 * Jeremy Farrar
 * Anthony S. Fauci
 * Henrietta Fore
 * George F. Gao
 * 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".