WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence

What WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence does

The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence is a Berlin-based initiative established in September 2021 as part of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme to strengthen global capacity for early warning, surveillance, and response to public health threats. It is primarily funded by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, with additional grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Wellcome Trust, among others. The Hub serves 160+ WHO Member States and partners with more than 190 organizations, convening roughly 1,300 experts from 50 countries through its Collaboratory platform.

The Hub's core products include the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) platform, which applies NLP and machine learning to detect outbreak signals from open-source data; the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN), launched May 2023 with 309 partner organizations; the Collaboratory knowledge and community platform; an AI-enabled Pandemic Simulator for decision support; and a Collaborative Surveillance framework that 83 countries are reported to be implementing. EIOS v.2, released in December 2025, added enhanced AI capabilities, and the Hub launched an AI Community of Practice in April 2026. The technical team is lean (approximately 16 staff), and many technical contributions flow through partner institutions.

As a non-profit WHO entity, the Hub does not generate commercial revenue. Its tools, guidance, and convening infrastructure are provided at no cost to Member States and partner organizations. Funding is sourced from government grants (Germany as anchor) and philanthropic contributions, with portions re-disbursed through catalytic grant programs such as the $4M IPSN grants in 2023 and ~$1.8M IPSN grants in April 2026. The go-to-market is therefore institutional diplomacy and standards-setting rather than sales.

Name

WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence

Legal name

World Health Organization Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence

Website

https://pandemichub.who.int

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence is a Berlin-based WHO initiative, established September 2021, that builds AI-enabled surveillance tools (EIOS, IPSN, Pandemic Simulator) and convenes 1,300+ experts to strengthen pandemic preparedness for 160+ Member States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Intelligence and Pandemic Preparedness

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Security & Pandemic Preparedness Partnerships (HLAJAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Security, Pandemic Preparedness & Response (IHR, EID) (BPADAIAH), Disaster Response Coordination & Incident Command (EOC/ICS) (HLAJAGAB), Health Data, Vital Statistics & Population Health Informatics (BPAIAJAM)

Keywords

• Pandemic intelligence
• Epidemic surveillance
• Public health analytics
• Pathogen genomic surveillance
• Collaborative surveillance

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Established with support from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Hub operates as part of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, funded through government contributions and multilateral health funding mechanisms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence is a WHO initiative that builds and operates AI-powered public health intelligence platforms, genomic surveillance networks, and collaborative digital tools to help countries detect, monitor, and manage pandemic and epidemic threats. It delivers technical cooperation, capacity-building, and shared analytic infrastructure (EIOS, IPSN, Collaboratory, Pandemic Simulator) to WHO Member States and national public health agencies worldwide.

Product overview

The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence operates as a platform-plus-initiatives architecture centered on improving pandemic and epidemic detection through three pillars: better data, better analytics, and better decisions. The core products include EIOS (Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources) for AI-powered early detection from public sources, IPSN (International Pathogen Surveillance Network) for global genomic surveillance connectivity, the Collaboratory digital platform for expert collaboration, and the Pandemic Simulator for AI-powered decision support. Supporting initiatives include the Innovation Forum for stakeholder coordination, Speaker Series for knowledge sharing, Research Prioritization framework, Public Health Intelligence Competency Framework, NPHA strengthening programme, and fellowship programmes (GOARN Berlin Fellowship and Charité Research Fellowship). The portfolio connects over 1300 data analysts and modellers from 50 countries through the Collaboratory, works with more than 160 Member States and 190 partners, and spans genomic surveillance, collaborative surveillance implementation, AI-powered tools, and capacity building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Collaboratory: Digital hub where experts from across the globe unite to tackle health challenges through knowledge-sharing, workshops, and hackathons
• Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS)
• International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN)
• Decision Support Simulator for Pandemics and Epidemics
• Innovation Forum
• Speaker Series
• GOARN Berlin Fellowship Programme
• Public Health Intelligence Competency Framework and Curriculum

Products and services

• Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) A WHO-led flagship initiative providing state-of-the-art AI-powered technology and integrated solutions for early detection, assessment, and rapid response to public health threats using publicly available information; the EIOS Community of Practice spans more than 150 Member States, networks and organisations.
• International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) A global network connecting countries, regions, and disease-specific networks to collaboratively solve common challenges in pathogen genomics, supporting faster and better national policy responses, medical countermeasures, and evidence-based prevention.
• Collaboratory A digital hub where experts from across the globe unite to tackle health challenges through an interactive knowledge-sharing space, contributing and validating models for the wider public health community; connects over 1300 data analysts, modellers and experts from 50 countries and 200 institutions.
• Decision Support Simulator for Pandemics and Epidemics (Pandemic Simulator) An AI-powered decision support platform enabling policy-makers and public health officials to interact with sophisticated models, explore outbreak scenarios, assess potential impacts of various interventions, and make better-informed decisions during health emergencies.
• Collaborative Surveillance Implementation A framework and implementation approach connecting stakeholders from diverse sectors to establish a shared vision for surveillance that countries can implement; in 2025, 83 countries across all 6 WHO regions began implementation.
• Public Health Intelligence Competency Framework and Curriculum

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported implementation of collaborative surveillance in 83 countries across all 6 WHO regions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• Charité Center for Global HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosts the Speaker Series and jointly hosts the Research Fellowship in Public Health Intelligence. Brings researchers and public health experts to Berlin for extended project collaborations. A key academic partner for the Hub's work.
• Robert Koch Institute (RKI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGermany's National Public Health Institute, co-facilitates the GOARN Berlin Fellowship Programme. Supports training and capacity building efforts, with scientists from RKI collaborating on international health protection projects.
• International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) PartnerscoreTechnology or Integration309 partners in 101 countries working on pathogen genomic surveillance. Includes governments, philanthropic foundations, multilateral organizations, civil society and academia. In 2023, secured US$4 million in financing for a catalytic grants fund.
• Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the global research prioritization exercise to establish priorities for pandemic and epidemic intelligence. Working with Pandemic PACT to track global research investments.
• WHO Regional OfficescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks closely with WHO regional and country offices. Technical workshops held with WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia. Collaborative surveillance implementation under way in South-east Asia and Africa.
• data.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormalized key partnership with data.org platform in 2023. Collaborates on capacity building and development of digital public goods.
• Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für TropenmedizinsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner contributing to the Hub's work in tropical medicine and pathogen research.
• Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data (BIFOLD)supportingTechnology or IntegrationAcknowledged partner supporting the Hub's work in AI and data science applications.
• Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in the collaborative network supporting pandemic preparedness efforts.
• European Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (EU HERA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in health emergency preparedness and response collaboration.
• European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC)supportingTechnology or IntegrationAcknowledged partner contributing to technical collaboration on health intelligence.
• Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in Latin America supporting public health intelligence.
• G7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass DestructionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in global health security collaboration.
• Global Health Hub GermanysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in Germany's global health ecosystem.
• Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in Asia-Pacific for disease control and prevention collaboration.
• Oxford University Pandemic Sciences InstitutesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in pandemic sciences research and collaboration.
• Public Health Agency of CanadasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in international public health intelligence collaboration.
• Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in global disease control and prevention network.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAcknowledged partner in international development cooperation.
• University of Melbourne Doherty InstitutesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in infectious disease research and pandemic preparedness.
• US Centers for Disease Control and PreventionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in global health security and disease control collaboration.
• Modellierungsnetz für schwere Infektionskrankheiten (MONID)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcknowledged partner in infectious disease modeling network.
• TEPHINETsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in building strong public health intelligence workforces through training programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• FIND (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics): FIND is a global non-profit driving development and delivery of diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases. It is a peer through shared focus on global health security infrastructure and similar multi-donor funding model with WHO engagement.
• BlueDot: BlueDot is a private digital health company that uses AI and big data to track and predict infectious disease outbreaks globally. It is an emerging peer to the WHO Hub's EIOS initiative, both leveraging NLP and analytics on publicly available sources for early threat detection.
• Resolve to Save Lives: Resolve to Save Lives is a global health organization focused on preventing epidemics and cardiovascular disease, with strong partnerships in low- and middle-income countries. It is a peer through shared focus on health emergency preparedness and overlapping personnel (Dr. Sara Hersey previously served as a senior advisor).

Broad incumbents

• Wellcome Trust: Wellcome Trust is a major global charitable foundation supporting scientific research including pandemic preparedness and pathogen surveillance. It is a peer through both direct partnership (IPSN catalytic grants funding) and through parallel funding of complementary global health initiatives.
• US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC): US CDC is a national public health agency operating surveillance, laboratory, and epidemic intelligence functions globally. It is a broad incumbent peer to the WHO Hub in disease surveillance and pandemic preparedness, with acknowledged partnership status.

Direct peers

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): ECDC is the EU agency for strengthening Europe's defences against infectious diseases, providing surveillance, epidemic intelligence, and scientific guidance. It is a direct peer to the WHO Hub in scope and mandate, though smaller in geographic reach.
• GloPID-R (Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness): GloPID-R is a coalition of research funding organizations coordinating infectious disease research response. It is a direct peer collaborating with the WHO Hub on research prioritization exercises and Pandemic PACT tracking global research investments.
• Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC): Africa CDC is a continental public health agency coordinating disease surveillance, response, and preparedness across African Union member states. It is a direct peer to the WHO Hub, with whom it collaborates on collaborative surveillance implementation in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia.
• Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI): CEPI is a global partnership working to accelerate the development of vaccines against epidemic and pandemic threats. It is directly comparable to the WHO Hub as both operate as multi-stakeholder global health initiatives focused on pandemic preparedness, with overlapping partner ecosystems including governments, philanthropies, and WHO.
• GISAID: GISAID is the global data science initiative that provides open-access sharing of genomic data of influenza viruses and, post-COVID, SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens. It is a direct peer to the WHO Hub's IPSN, as both focus on enabling cross-border pathogen genomic surveillance data sharing.

Market position

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