IANPHI

What IANPHI does

The International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) is an international membership association that connects, develops, and strengthens national public health institutes (NPHIs) worldwide. Founded following a 2002 meeting of NPHI directors funded by The Rockefeller Foundation and formally launched in 2006 with a USD 20 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, IANPHI is governed by an Executive Board of member-NPHI directors and operates a Secretariat hosted at the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin alongside a U.S. office hosted at Emory University's Global Health Institute in Atlanta. Its core constituency consists of national public health institutes and associate members (regional institutes, ministries, or organizations in countries without an NPHI), with membership administered through a 60-question application covering contact details, data management, organizational background, and NPHI core attributes and functions.

IANPHI does not sell commercial software products. Its offerings are frameworks, toolkits, roadmaps, and convening resources for the public sector, notably the NPHI Framework for the Creation and Development of National Public Health Institutes, the Staged Development Tool (SDT), the IANPHI Climate Roadmap (launched at COP26 in November 2021), and the Climate Change and Health Committee established in 2020 with 28 member NPHIs. Programs are delivered through four regional networks (Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America and Caribbean) and through technical assistance, subawards, and partnerships with WHO, Africa CDC, the U.S. CDC, ASPHER, ASPPH, the Task Force for Global Health, and others. The Secretariat comprises approximately 18 staff and advisors split between Berlin and Atlanta.

Revenue is derived from a mix of membership dues (scaled by World Bank income classification, membership type, and number of NPHIs per country), multi-year grants from foundations (notably the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), and cooperative agreements with government agencies (notably the U.S. CDC, with USD 17 million awarded in 2015 and USD 7.3 million for the first two years of a second agreement in 2019). IANPHI has 129 member NPHIs across more than 100 countries and is not publicly traded.

Name

IANPHI

Legal name

International Association of National Public Health Institutes

Website

https://ianphi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IANPHI is an international membership association that connects and strengthens 129 national public health institutes across more than 100 countries, delivering frameworks, technical assistance, and regional networks from its Berlin Secretariat and Atlanta U.S. office.

Ownership category

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Product category

International Public Health Association Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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PRIMARYBPADAEAH

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

Keywords

• Public health institutes
• Membership association
• Global health networks
• Public health capacity
• NPHI framework

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Member Dues: Member dues are based on member country's World Bank country classification by income, membership type (national vs associate), and number of IANPHI member institutes in the country.
2. Grants and Cooperative Agreements: Major funding from U.S. CDC cooperative agreement (USD 17 million in 2015, USD 7.3 million initial commitment in 2019) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grants (USD 20 million in 2006, USD 6 million in 2011). Additional support from The Rockefeller Foundation for initial establishment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IANPHI is an international membership association that connects, develops, and strengthens national public health institutes (NPHIs) worldwide. It serves 129 member NPHIs across more than 100 countries through four regional networks, providing frameworks, toolkits, technical assistance, peer learning, and convening platforms. The organization delivers the IANPHI Framework for the Creation and Development of National Public Health Institutes, the Staged Development Tool, the Climate Change Roadmap, annual meetings, and capacity-building projects supported by grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and U.S. CDC cooperative agreements.

Product overview

IANPHI is an international membership association that connects, develops, and strengthens national public health institutes (NPHIs) worldwide. Rather than offering commercial software products, IANPHI provides tools, frameworks, roadmaps, reports, and resources to support its member NPHIs. Key offerings include the NPHI Framework for the Creation and Development of National Public Health Institutes, the IANPHI Roadmap for Action on Health and Climate Change, the Staged Development Tool (SDT), and various publications including the Maputo Declaration and G20 Declaration. IANPHI also facilitates regional networks (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean) and working groups such as the Climate Change Working Group. The organization does not offer commercial technology products but rather serves as a collaborative network providing guidance, technical assistance, and knowledge-sharing resources for public health capacity building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IANPHI National Membership Membership tier for national public health institutes (NPHIs) — science-based organizations with national scope, a focus on the major public health problems of their country, and the capacity to conduct several NPHI functions. National Members have voting rights at the IANPHI General Assembly.
• IANPHI Associate Membership Membership tier for institutes or organizations from countries that do not currently have an NPHI or do not comply with the criteria for national membership. Includes regional public health institutes, ministries wishing to create an NPHI, or ministries executing public health functions.
• IANPHI Framework for the Creation and Development of National Public Health Institutes A comprehensive framework describing the attributes and functions of national public health institutes, used to evaluate and guide NPHI development worldwide. It defines what constitutes an NPHI and underpins IANPHI's membership application review.
• Staged Development Tool (SDT) A tool for assessing and guiding the development of national public health institutes. Used by member NPHIs and prospective institutes to benchmark maturity and plan capacity-building steps.
• IANPHI Climate Roadmap Roadmap developed by the Climate Change and Health Committee (28 member NPHIs) to guide NPHI action on climate change and health, launched at COP26 in November 2021.
• IANPHI Regional Networks (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean) Four regional networks that coordinate IANPHI activities and deliver programs to member NPHIs within each region. Africa (47 members, est. 2013), Asia (28 members, est. 2018), Europe (42 members, est. 2018), and Latin America and Caribbean (12 members).
• IANPHI Annual Meeting Annual gathering hosted by member NPHIs where directors convene to exchange information, share best practices, and build partnerships. Provides the principal in-person convening platform for the IANPHI community.
• Technical Assistance Programs for NPHI Creation and Strengthening Capacity-building services including strategic planning workshops, workplan development support, resource management, and facility planning assistance for NPHIs in low- and middle-resource countries, delivered through subawards funded by U.S. CDC and Gates Foundation grants.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10-year anniversary celebrated with U.S. CDC partnership in 2021
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner of IANPHI since 2005. Provides ongoing technical expertise and support. MoU signed October 2022 to strengthen public health functions and health emergency preparedness. 18 IANPHI members also function as WHO collaborating centers.
• Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLetter of Intent signed in 2019 formalizing long-term relationship. IANPHI supported Africa CDC website, annual reports, newsletters, and marketing. Jointly produced Framework for Development of NPHIs in Africa and legal framework documents. IANPHI supported establishment of Africa CDC Institute for Workforce Development.
• Task Force for Global Health (TFGH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU agreed in 2021. TFGH is a non-profit NGO based in Decatur, Georgia working in 150+ countries to control and eliminate diseases and build sustainable health systems.
• Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIANPHI and ASPHER are the two sole members of APHEA as per APHEA statutes approved in 2020. Gives IANPHI a role in accreditation of education and training programmes in public health.
• Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU signed in 2018 to establish formal relationship for strengthening academic public health, workforce development, and sharing expertise through workshops, conferences, training seminars, and project development.
• Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal surveillance network generating cause of death data on child mortality. IANPHI supports several NPHIs in their work with CHAMPS. CHAMPS works with NPHIs and ministries of health to use data for evidence-based policy.
• Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU approved in 2019 to build workforce capacity and strengthen public health systems in Europe. Includes supporting quality assurance of public health education through APHEA.
• WHO Regional Office for EuropemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2017, IANPHI has been an active member of WHO EURO's Coalition of Partners to strengthen essential public health services across the European Region. Joint workshops organized annually.
• HDR (Design 4 Others)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHDR provides technical expertise for IANPHI's NPHI creation projects through its Design 4 Others philanthropic initiative. Projects include strategic planning workshop at Uganda Virus Research Institute, Myanmar Training Facility peer-review, Mozambique National Institute of Health building, and Guinea Bissau National Institute of Health concept design.
• Perkins+WillsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal architecture firm has donated services including planning an emergency operations center at Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute.
• African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement to explore joint development of proposals and applications for potential funding to strengthen laboratory system capacity in NPHIs, formalized at IANPHI Annual Meeting in Rome, Italy, October 2017.
• Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerChanged status from member to partner at 2020 virtual Annual Meeting. Established 2011, CARPHA is the single regional public health agency for the Caribbean.
• Global Health Development | Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (GHD | EMPHNET)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmbrella organization for field epidemiology training programs in the Eastern Mediterranean region. IANPHI member institutes approved the partnership in 2021.
• International Academy of Public Health (IAPH)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit educational institution specializing in public health education and training. MoU signed in 2022 to improve public health workforce capacity in Eastern Mediterranean Region for stronger health systems.
• Robert Koch InstitutecoreOthersGerman public health agency that hosts the IANPHI Secretariat central office in Berlin.
• Emory University (Global Health Institute)coreOthersHosts the IANPHI U.S. Office in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Jeffrey P. Koplan, co-founder and past president of IANPHI, founded Emory Global Health Institute in 2006.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA): Global federation of national public health associations focused on advocacy, policy and capacity building. WFPHA is the closest analog to IANPHI in being an international public health membership body, but its constituents are professional associations rather than NPHIs.
• Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH): U.S.-based association of CEPH-accredited schools and programs of public health. ASPPH has an MoU with IANPHI (signed 2018) for academic public health and workforce development—making it a directly comparable membership association in the same mission space.
• Global Health Council (GHC): International membership organization that advocates for global health priorities and convenes the global health community. GHC is a direct structural peer as a membership association serving global health practitioners and organizations, with comparable advocacy and convening functions.
• Task Force for Global Health (TFGH): U.S.-headquartered nonprofit working in 150+ countries to eliminate diseases and build sustainable health systems. TFGH signed an MoU with IANPHI in 2021 and is highly comparable as a peer/partner operating at the intersection of NGO delivery and global health institutional development.
• Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER): European association of public health schools and programs with a mandate to strengthen public health workforce and systems across Europe. ASPHER is the most direct structural peer: a continental membership association with which IANPHI shares members, co-runs APHEA, and signs joint workforce MoUs.

Emerging players

• African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM): Continental society strengthening laboratory medicine and capacity across Africa. ASLM is an emerging peer with a comparable membership-association model and an MoU with IANPHI (formalized 2017) to jointly strengthen laboratory capacity in NPHIs.

Broad incumbents

• Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Global public-private partnership that finances immunization in lower-income countries and convenes governments, WHO, UNICEF, the Gates Foundation and others. Gavi is a broad incumbent peer as a multi-stakeholder global health platform that shares key funders (notably Gates) with IANPHI.
• Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC): Continental public health agency of the African Union coordinating disease response and workforce development across Africa. Africa CDC is a broad incumbent working with IANPHI on NPHI development in Africa (Letter of Intent 2019; jointly produced Framework for Development of NPHIs in Africa).
• World Health Organization (WHO): United Nations specialized agency for international public health and IANPHI's founding partner. WHO is a broad incumbent that overlaps with IANPHI's NPHI-strengthening mission at much larger scale; 18 IANPHI members also serve as WHO collaborating centers.

Regional players

• Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA): Single regional public health agency for the Caribbean (established 2011), formerly an IANPHI member now operating as a partner. CARPHA is a regional peer operating the same NPHI model IANPHI promotes, but confined to one sub-region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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