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 .
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1-511: 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." In June 2023, the GPMB listed its board members as: In December 2020, board members were: In April 2020, Boyd, Baker and Wilson remarked that the "WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Report 2019 repeatedly notes widespread lack of preparedness for
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