Pandemic Centre Releases 2025 Annual Report: Strengthening Preparedness in a Changing World
The Pandemic Centre has published its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year marked by international collaboration, expanded education programmes, and strengthened efforts to understand and prepare for complex health crises.
By: G酶ril Vik酶ren
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. Key activities in 2025 included the monthly Pandemic Breakfast seminar series, two major conferences on health crisis preparedness, and the continued development of the Climate Health Initiative (CHI).
The report also showcases the Centre鈥檚 growing educational portfolio, including its contributions to the Bergen Summer Research School and coordination of an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme on health crisis preparedness. With researchers active across several faculties, the Centre published a broad range of scientific articles addressing pandemics, migration, climate impacts, and public health governance.
Director Professor Esperanza Diaz emphasizes that preparedness now requires addressing health, climate, demographic and societal challenges together. 鈥淜nowledge preparedness remains at the core of our mission,鈥 she writes.
The full report provides a comprehensive overview of activities, collaborations, and publications, reflecting the Centre鈥檚 commitment to strengthening preparedness both locally and globally.