The World Health Organization (WHO) Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence is working towards a world where collaborative surveillance empowers countries and communities to minimise the impact of pandemic and epidemic threats. Collaborative surveillance, a key concept within WHO’s framework to strengthen the global architecture for health emergency prevention, preparedness, response and resilience (HEPR), facilitates the systematic strengthening of capacity and collaboration among diverse stakeholders globally, both within and beyond the health sector, to enhance public health intelligence and improve evidence for decision-making.
With the support of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, the WHO Hub was established in September 2021 in Berlin, as part of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme. It was set up to respond to the demonstrated weaknesses around the world in how countries detect, monitor, and manage public health threats and to inform decision-making on broader policy issues to mitigate these threats.
The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence works closely with Member States, WHO regional and country offices. With a presence in more than 150 countries, 6 regional offices, and its Geneva headquarters, the global scope of WHO allows for the ability to treat pandemic, epidemic, and public health risks with urgency and diligence around the globe.
By linking local, regional, and global initiatives, the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence fosters a collaborative environment for innovators, scientists, and experts from across a wide spectrum of disciplines, allowing us to leverage and share cutting-edge technology and anchoring our work in the needs of stakeholders around the world.
Building on expertise across disciplines, sectors, and regions, the Hub leverages WHO’s convening power to foster global solutions built on an architecture of global collaboration and trust. It is committed to catalysing transformation in collaborative surveillance across all levels and serving countries by connecting, innovating, and strengthening capabilities to produce better data, analytics, and decisions.
The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence
