A chapter in Global Health Watch 7, titled “Financing Pandemic Recovery, Prevention, Preparedness and Response”, critically examines current global health financing structures through the lens of pandemic cycles. Authored by the People’s Health Movement and Daraja Press, the chapter assesses the latest shifts in global health finance, including the impact of recent US moves away from WHO leadership and Pandemic Agreement negotiations that led to the adoption of the Agreement on 20 May 2025. It situates pandemic financing as a matter of health justice—warning that overreliance on private investment and fragmented donor models risks reinforcing global inequities.
Drawing on policy analysis and stakeholder insights, the authors highlight the inadequacies of current mechanisms for pandemic prevention and preparedness financing. They argue for urgent reforms—such as debt cancellation, equitable resource mobilisation, and transparent public accountability—to reorient international financial architecture toward the public good. Aimed at scholars, policymakers, and advocates, the chapter offers a roadmap for transforming pandemic finance into a just, inclusive, and resilient global public instrument.