EPI-WIN digest 25 - Global Public Health Intelligence: WHO Operational Practices

Overview

The World Health Organization (WHO) implements a robust approach to public health intelligence (PHI) for the global detection, verification and risk assessment of acute public health threats. WHO’s PHI operations are underpinned by the International Health Regulations (2005), which require that countries strengthen surveillance efforts, and assess, notify and verify events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). PHI activities at WHO are conducted systematically at WHO’s headquarters and all six regional offices continuously, throughout every day of the year. This webinar described WHO’s approach for acute public health threats through four interlinked steps; detection, verification, risk assessment, and reporting and dissemination.

For further information, please watch the EPI-WIN Webinar 'Global Public Health Intelligence: WHO Operational Practices​'.