Global Health Security Agenda

What Global Health Security Agenda does

The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) is a multilateral partnership launched in 2014 that brings together more than 70 countries, international organizations, NGOs, and private sector companies to advance a world safe and secure from infectious disease threats. It coordinates action through nine technical Action Packages (Antimicrobial Resistance, Biosecurity & Biosafety, Immunization, Laboratory Systems, Legal Preparedness, Surveillance, Sustainable Financing for Preparedness, Workforce Development, and Zoonotic Disease), three standing Committees (Action Package Coordination, Advocacy & Communications, Accountability & Results), and an R&D Task Force, following a One Health approach that spans health, security, environmental, and agricultural sectors. GHSA is governed by a Steering Group with rotating country chairs (Italy 2022, Pakistan 2023, Ethiopia 2025) and operates in phases — Phase-1 (2014-2018), Phase-2 (2019-2023), and Phase-3 (2024-2028) with a published 2028 Framework. The 2028 Framework tracks progress against overarching targets: 100% of member countries have completed an evaluation of health security capacity and preparedness, and 58 countries have reached the target of strengthening capacity in at least five technical areas to a 'Demonstrated Capacity' level. GHSA does not generate commercial revenue; it is funded through member country contributions and partner organization support, employs approximately 10 staff, and is not a vendor of products or services. Its core strategic assets are its multilateral convening power, its institutional ties to WHO, FAO, and WOAH (the Tripartite), and its alignment with the International Health Regulations and Joint External Evaluation framework.

Name

Global Health Security Agenda

Legal name

Global Health Security Agenda

Website

https://globalhealthsecurityagenda.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Health Security Agenda is a multilateral partnership of 70+ countries and organizations that coordinates global capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats through nine Action Packages and a One Health approach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Health Security Coordination

NAICS

International Affairs (92812), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Security & Pandemic Preparedness Partnerships (HLAJAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD), Global Health & Population Intergovernmental Bodies (BPADAAAD), Immunization & Vaccine Access Partnerships (Global Vaccine Alliances) (HLAJAOAF), Disease-Specific Global Programs (HIV/TB/Malaria/NTDs) (HLAJAKAF)

Keywords

• Global health security
• Pandemic preparedness
• Infectious disease prevention
• Health capacity building
• Multilateral health partnership

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Contributions and Partnerships: GHSA operates as a multilateral partnership funded through member country contributions, international organization support, and private sector engagement. The organization does not generate commercial revenue but leverages resources from multi-sectoral partners to address health security priorities and gaps.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GHSA is a multilateral coordination partnership that brings together more than 70 countries, international organizations, NGOs, and private sector companies to build and improve country capacity and leadership in preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious disease threats. Its core offerings are structured around Action Packages spanning nine technical areas (Antimicrobial Resistance, Biosecurity & Biosafety, Immunization, Laboratory Systems, Legal Preparedness, Surveillance, Sustainable Financing, Workforce Development, and Zoonotic Disease) supported by Committees and Task Forces.

Product overview

Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) is a multilateral partnership initiative rather than a commercial product company. GHSA's offerings consist of collaborative frameworks, coordination mechanisms, and working group programs rather than discrete commercial products. The organization operates through Action Packages (Antimicrobial Resistance, Biosecurity & Biosafety, Immunization, Laboratory Systems, Legal Preparedness, Surveillance, Sustainable Financing for Preparedness, Workforce Development, Zoonotic Disease), Committees (Action Package Coordination, Advocacy & Communications, Accountability & Results), and Task Forces (Research & Development). These are coordination and collaboration mechanisms rather than commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Antimicrobial Resistance Action Package

Quantifiable outcome

• 58 countries reached the target of strengthening capacity in at least five technical areas to 'Demonstrated Capacity' level
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and regional.

• El SalvadorminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 March 2022El Salvador joined GHSA in 2022 during the first GHSA Steering Group Meeting. The country expressed interest in joining multiple Action Packages including Biosafety and Biosecurity, Immunization, Anti-Microbial Resistance, Surveillance, National Laboratory Systems, Workforce Development, and Zoonotic Disease.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO is a key tripartite partner (along with FAO and OIE) providing technical leadership and coordination for global health security. The organization participates in GHSA meetings and initiatives, contributing to health security frameworks and guidelines.
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAO is part of the Tripartite (with WHO and OIE) providing updates and coordination on health security activities. FAO contributes expertise on zoonotic diseases and the interface between animal and human health (One Health approach).
• World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, formerly OIE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWOAH is part of the Tripartite (with WHO and FAO) providing animal health expertise and standards relevant to zoonotic disease prevention and One Health approaches in global health security.
• Africa CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrica CDC joined GHSA in 2022 and serves as co-lead of the Biosafety and Biosecurity Action Package. Africa CDC was officially launched on 31 January 2017 as a specialized technical institution of the African Union to support public health initiatives of Member States.
• Regional Public Health Laboratory (RPHL) NetworkregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe RPHL Network includes members from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, hosted by Thailand's Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health.
• United States CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe United States CDC participates as a lead/co-lead in multiple Action Packages including Legal Preparedness, Sustainable Financing, Surveillance, Laboratory Systems, and Zoonotic Disease, providing technical expertise and resources.
• World BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Bank is a contributing member to the Sustainable Financing for Preparedness Action Package and provides reports and resources on financing pandemic preparedness at national levels.
• Georgetown Law's O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes as co-lead of the Legal Preparedness Action Package, contributing legal expertise and developing technical tools to guide countries in strengthening legal preparedness capacity.
• CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEPI participates in the Legal Preparedness Action Package and has presented on the Pandemic Preparedness & Response Playbook in LP AP Working Group meetings.
• Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNTI contributes to the Sustainable Financing for Preparedness Action Package, bringing expertise in global health security and strategic risk reduction.
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAEA presented to the R&D Task Force in February 2025 on ongoing efforts to strengthen laboratory response capacity to endemic and novel zoonotic threats.
• Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGHTC serves as the secretariat of the R&D Task Force and has developed an R&D capacity assessment tool for GHSA members as a voluntary self-assessment of R&D capacity for countries.
• Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASEF contributes to the Sustainable Financing for Preparedness Action Package, representing the Asia-Europe connection in health security financing discussions.
• Private Sector Round Table (PSRT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Private Sector Round Table participates in GHSA, contributing private sector perspectives and resources to global health security initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Health Organization (WHO): WHO is the UN specialized agency for health and a core Tripartite partner with GHSA. It sets the International Health Regulations and JEE framework that GHSA aligns with, making it the most direct comparand in global health security governance.
• World Bank Group (Pandemic Preparedness Financing): The World Bank is a contributing member of GHSA's Sustainable Financing Action Package and provides analyses on financing pandemic preparedness. Comparable as a major multilateral institution that channels resources into the same country-level health security investments GHSA seeks to unlock.

Emerging players

• Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI): NTI contributes to GHSA's Sustainable Financing Action Package and co-developed the Global Health Security Index. It is comparable as a non-governmental organization focused on biological risk reduction and global health security capacity building.
• Resolve to Save Lives: Resolve to Save Lives is a global health organization working on epidemic preparedness and health systems strengthening. It operates in a similar space to GHSA's capacity-building Action Packages and shares the focus on measurable country-level preparedness outcomes.
• Africa CDC: Africa CDC is the African Union's continental public health agency and a 2022 GHSA member co-leading the Biosafety and Biosecurity Action Package. Comparable as a regional health security coordination body that GHSA both partners with and increasingly relies on.
• Pandemic Action Network: Pandemic Action Network is a civil society coalition advocating for stronger pandemic preparedness policies, with participation overlapping GHSA's member ecosystem. Comparable as a multi-stakeholder advocacy coalition focused on sustaining political attention to health security.

Direct peers

• Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Gavi is a multilateral public-private partnership that mobilizes resources and coordinates action across countries to expand immunization — directly comparable to GHSA's Immunization Action Package and its member-funded, multi-sectoral collaboration model.
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: The Global Fund is a multilateral financing partnership mobilizing billions across countries for HIV/TB/malaria. It shares GHSA's model of country-driven action, multi-stakeholder governance, and pooled donor funding for cross-border health threats.
• CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations): CEPI is a public-private partnership funding vaccine R&D for epidemic threats and is an active participant in GHSA's Legal Preparedness Action Package. Comparable as a coalition-based, member-funded health security entity with similar governance and convening functions.
• Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC): GHTC serves as the secretariat of GHSA's R&D Task Force and develops R&D capacity assessment tools for GHSA members. Comparable as a coalition-based, member-supported coordination body operating within the same global health security ecosystem.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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