WHO BioHub system: biosafety and biosecurity: criteria and operational modalities
13 October 2022
| Guidance (normative)

Overview
The WHO BioHub Biosafety & Biosecurity: criteria and operational modalities sets out the requirements to which laboratories wishing to receive biological materials as part of this international exchange system should abide, to ensure safe and secure operations. These provisions are in accordance with the recommendations of the WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual 4th edition (LBM4), adopting an evidence- and risk-based approach to enable scalable and adaptable biosafety provisions and actions, proportionate to the assessed risk. Below is the link to the summary document:
Summary of biosafety and biosecurity: criteria and operational modalities