WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence
WHO intelligence centre seeking worldwide detection and understanding of emerging health threats within 24 hours.
Established in Berlin in 2021, the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence launched its 2026 to 2030 strategy in October 2026.
Last refreshed: 22 October 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
Can the WHO Hub make 24-hour threat detection practical in every country by 2030?
Timeline for WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence
Set a 24-hour detection goal for 2030
Pandemics and Biosecurity: UN adopts a declaration on pandemicsBackground
The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence is a Berlin-based centre established in 2021. It connects countries, public-health bodies, researchers and data systems so health threats can be detected and assessed faster. The Hub is part of the World Health Organization and focuses on intelligence rather than direct clinical care.
Its work covers public-health surveillance, open-source intelligence, collaborative analysis, pathogen monitoring and the digital foundations needed to share findings. The Hub's strategy seeks to help every country detect and understand an emerging health threat within 24 hours. That goal depends on data arriving from national systems and partners, then being assessed quickly enough to guide action. Wider WHO cooperation with law-enforcement bodies on unusual biological, chemical and radiological events provides part of that operating context. Progress depends on national capability as well as the Hub's analytical systems.
What does the WHO Pandemic Hub do?
What is the WHO Hub’s 24-hour outbreak goal?
How does the WHO Pandemic Hub plan to improve outbreak intelligence?
Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 22 October 2026. Editorial standards.