REPPARE

REPPARE (REevaluating the Pandemic Preparedness And REsponse agenda) involves a multidisciplinary team convened by the University of Leeds, including Garrett W. Brown, David Bell, Blagovesta Tacheva, and Jean Merlin von Agris.

Closing the Deal: The Misinforming of the G20 on Pandemics

News Analysis "Closing the Deal: Financing our Security Against Pandemic Threats" was a report to the November 2025 ...

Opinion February 16, 2026
WHO’s New Pandemic Approach: Expediency Over Evidence?

News Analysis Recommendations given by the World Health Organization (WHO) carry substantial weight. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ...

Opinion January 15, 2026
Questions About New Amendments to the 2024 IHRs

News Analysis On June 1, the World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted a series of new amendments to the ...

Viewpoints August 16, 2024
The True Costs of Pandemic Prevention and Response

News Analysis At the end of May 2024, the World Health Assembly will vote on whether to adopt ...

Analysis May 15, 2024
Urgent Pandemic Messaging of WHO, World Bank, and G20 Is Inconsistent With Their Evidence Base

News Analysis When international agencies make claims of an “existential threat” to humanity and advocate for urgent action ...

Viewpoints May 10, 2024
The WHO and Pandemic Response—Should Evidence Matter?

[Full PDF of report is available here.] The Basics of Policy Development All public health interventions have costs ...

Analysis April 24, 2024
Exactly What Are WHO Member States Voting For?

Commentary With Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) negotiating new agreements to centralize management of pandemics ...

Viewpoints April 10, 2024
Rational Policy Over Panic

[Full PDF of the report is available here.] An Awkward Problem The world of international public health is ...

Analysis February 15, 2024
Disease X and Davos: This Is Not the Way to Evaluate and Formulate Public Health Policy

Commentary [The full PDF of the related report is available here.] Private Interest and the Development of Pandemic ...

Viewpoints January 27, 2024
A Reevaluation of the Pandemic Preparedness and Response Agenda

This is an initiative of the University of Leeds, supported by Brownstone Institute, to clarify the evidence base ...

Analysis November 1, 2023