The German West-African Centre on Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC) has organised its maiden West-African Policy Dialogue on Pandemic Prevention. The Policy Dialogue was co-organised by G-WAC and the RKI and brought together policy-makers and researchers from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Togo. Also, supported by the WHO Pandemics Hub, the Policy Dialogue discussed “Capabilities for Better Data, Better Analytics, Better Decisions”.