Exercise Polaris
| Date | 2 April 2025 - 4 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Description | Pandemic planning exercise held by the WHO in April 2025. According to itself marked "a turning point in global pandemic readiness". |
| Participants | Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ethiopia, Germany, Iraq, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Qatar, Somalia, Uganda, Ukraine, Mike Ryan, Mariela Marín, Pan American Health Organization, Africa CDC, European CDC, IFRC, IOM, UNICEF, Soha Albayat, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus |
| Perpetrators | WHO |
Exercise Polaris was a pandemic planning exercise held by the WHO 2-4 April 2025. According to itself, it marked "a turning point in global pandemic readiness".[1]
Official narrative
The simulation mimicked a global outbreak of a fictional virus, allowing participating countries to test their preparedness, communication systems, and ability to collaborate. Countries coordinated their responses through their national emergency health systems, while also working closely with WHO for guidance and support.
Dr Soha Albayat from Qatar promised that "The foundation of our collaborative efforts is significantly stronger than in years past. We've moved beyond reactive measures, and are now proactively anticipating, aligning, and coordinating our cross-border emergency response plans."[2]
Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General said "This exercise proves that when countries lead and partners connect, the world is better prepared. No country can face the next pandemic alone. Exercise Polaris shows that global cooperation is not only possible—it is essential."
Participants
The World Health Organization (WHO) hosted the event which brought together over 15 countries and more than 20 international health agencies to test a new global coordination system. Held for the first time, this large-scale simulation focused on trialing the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) - an ambitious framework developed by WHO to enhance international cooperation and rapid response to "public health threats".
More than 350 health emergency "experts" from around the world joined the simulation. International partners included key agencies such as the Africa CDC, European CDC, IFRC, IOM, and UNICEF.
Known Participants
18 of the 25 of the participants already have pages here:
| Participant | Description |
|---|---|
| Canada | If tar sands are counted, Canada possesses the 3rd largest oil reserves of any nation state. |
| Colombia | Colombia is an important state in the trafficking of cocaine to North America. |
| Costa Rica | An armyless country between Nicaragua and Panama |
| Denmark | Member of the EU, NATO. |
| Ethiopia | The most populous landlocked country in the world. |
| Germany | "The economic powerhouse of Europe" - Germany dominates the European Union. |
| Tedros Ghebreyesus | WHO Director General who announced COVID fatality as 3.4% |
| IOM | Provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers. |
| Iraq | Iraq possesses the 5th largest oil reserves of any nation state. |
| Mozambique | South East African state, former Portuguese colony, now in the British Commonwealth. |
| Nepal | Very poor country only known to most people for including the Mount Everest and other big mountains. The silent hidden sex trafficking that happens on the base of the mountains is often ignored. |
| Pakistan | Like Afghanistan, former colony of the UK Pakistan is haunted by CIA drone attacks. Its nuclear weapons cache and border disputes with India also don't help. Supposedly Osama Bin Laden was killed here, in the rich, western city of Abbottabad. |
| Qatar | Oil rich, gas richer! Huge arms importer in the Persian Gulf. |
| Mike Ryan | WHO exec with close ties to the pharma industry. Participated in Event 201. |
| Saudi Arabia | Longtime political ally of the USA, Saudi Arabia possesses larger easily accessible oil reserves than any other nation state. |
| Somalia | War torn country in Eastern Africa, was still attacking passing ships with "pirates" in the 2000s. |
| Uganda | Former UK colony in East Africa |
| Ukraine | The largest country entirely within Europe, a former part of the USSR |
