The Health–Security Interface Technical Advisory Group (HSI-TAG): 2025 annual meeting summary - Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER)

Overview

The Health–Security Interface Technical Advisory Group (HSI-TAG) was established by WHO to provide advice on bridging the public health and security sectors, also known as the Health-Security Interface (HSI), including preparedness and response to deliberate events (DE) and to chemical, biological, radio-nuclear and emerging threats. 

The annual meeting was convened on 9–11 July 2025 to review progress and advance the work of WHO and the HSI-TAG. The 3-day meeting, held online in compliance with current WHO policy, was attended by HSI-TAG members, its Secretariat, WHO regional office focal points, representatives of relevant WHO advisory groups, United Nations (UN) agencies and other inter- national stakeholders to discuss global and regional perspectives and priorities for DE preparedness and response.