WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence strategy 2030
WHO HUB 2030
Public health intelligence for a safer world
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the why
Why we need the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in 2030
Public health intelligence is the first line of protection against health threats. No single country or institution can build the future of public health intelligence systems alone. Together we need to detect health threats and give decision-makers the understanding they need to act.
The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence exists to bring countries, partners and innovators together to strengthen the capabilities the world needs to detect, understand and respond to health threats.
Health threats affect people in every region of the world. Increasingly, they unfold within a polycrisis, where infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies interact and reinforce one another. At the same time, they occur within a changing epidemiological context shaped by the growing burden of chronic diseases and wider social, economic and environmental pressures.
The climate crisis is amplifying many health threats, while people living in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings are often disproportionately affected. Together, these factors make health threats more difficult to detect, understand and respond to, increasing the need for stronger public health intelligence. Because these threats increasingly cross borders, sectors and disciplines, no country or institution can address them alone.
Health threats affect people in every region of the world. Increasingly, they unfold within a polycrisis, where infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies interact and reinforce one another. At the same time, they occur within a changing epidemiological context shaped by the growing burden of chronic diseases and wider social, economic and environmental pressures.
The climate crisis is amplifying many health threats, while people living in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings are often disproportionately affected. Together, these factors make health threats more difficult to detect, understand and respond to, increasing the need for stronger public health intelligence. Because these threats increasingly cross borders, sectors and disciplines, no country or institution can address them alone.
Health threats affect people in every region of the world. Increasingly, they unfold within a polycrisis, where infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies interact and reinforce one another. At the same time, they occur within a changing epidemiological context shaped by the growing burden of chronic diseases and wider social, economic and environmental pressures.
The climate crisis is amplifying many health threats, while people living in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings are often disproportionately affected. Together, these factors make health threats more difficult to detect, understand and respond to, increasing the need for stronger public health intelligence. Because these threats increasingly cross borders, sectors and disciplines, no country or institution can address them alone.
Health threats affect people in every region of the world. Increasingly, they unfold within a polycrisis, where infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies interact and reinforce one another. At the same time, they occur within a changing epidemiological context shaped by the growing burden of chronic diseases and wider social, economic and environmental pressures.
The climate crisis is amplifying many health threats, while people living in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings are often disproportionately affected. Together, these factors make health threats more difficult to detect, understand and respond to, increasing the need for stronger public health intelligence. Because these threats increasingly cross borders, sectors and disciplines, no country or institution can address them alone.
Health threats affect people in every region of the world. Increasingly, they unfold within a polycrisis, where infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies interact and reinforce one another. At the same time, they occur within a changing epidemiological context shaped by the growing burden of chronic diseases and wider social, economic and environmental pressures.
The climate crisis is amplifying many health threats, while people living in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings are often disproportionately affected. Together, these factors make health threats more difficult to detect, understand and respond to, increasing the need for stronger public health intelligence. Because these threats increasingly cross borders, sectors and disciplines, no country or institution can address them alone.
the what
What we want to achieve by 2030
By 2030, we aim to help create a global public health intelligence ecosystem in which countries and partners routinely collaborate, share trusted intelligence and adopt innovations together.
the how
How we deliver
160
Member states
190+
Partner organizations and networks
5 initiatives
delivering global impact
The WHO Hub in Berlin was established in 2021 as part of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme. Today, it works with more than 160 Member States and over 190 partner organizations and networks. In just five years, the Hub has become a key part of the global public health intelligence ecosystem.
To achieve our ambition of detecting and understanding new health threats within 24 hours of their emergence, we will focus on the five initiatives where the Hub can make its greatest contribution. Across this work, the Hub acts as a convener of partners, a catalyst for innovation and a mobilizer of expertise and resources. We deliver our initiatives in partnership with countries and the wider public health intelligence community.
The WHO Hub's 5 initiatives
The five initiatives strengthen the institutions, technologies, analytical capabilities, digital foundations and partnerships needed for the next generation of public health intelligence
WHO Hub 2030
Public health intelligence in 2030
By 2030, countries will be better able to detect and understand emerging health threats within hours rather than days.
Public health intelligence will draw on stronger surveillance systems, connected digital foundations and trusted networks that bring together expertise across sectors, disciplines and borders.
Countries and partners will routinely use open-source intelligence, laboratory and genomic data, advanced analytics and AI to build a clearer picture of emerging risks. These capabilities will be supported by common approaches, responsible governance and sustained international cooperation, allowing innovations to be adopted more quickly and intelligence to move more effectively to those who need it.
By 2030, the WHO Hub will strengthen national and global capabilities, connect a diverse public health intelligence ecosystem and help countries and partners work towards shared goals. Its success will ultimately be measured by whether threats are detected earlier, understood faster and managed before they become crises.
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