GloPID-R participates at the WHO HUB for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence

The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence and the Charité Center for Global Health hosted Speaker Series Session N°9, “Protecting the World: Moving Rapidly Together” on 28 November 2024 at the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence.

At the event, Dr Alice Norton, the head of the Research and Policy team at the PSI for the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R), was one of the key note speakers.

Key topics and Highlights:

Some of the main questions explored at the event were:

• How can researchers align with public health needs and strengthen disease surveillance?
• How can funding bodies coordinate to address fragmentation and ensure targeted support?
• How can research findings be effectively integrated into decision-making?

The event was moderated by Professor Beate Kampmann, the co-director and scientific leader of the Charité Center for Global Health and Dr Oliver Morgan, Director of Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence Systems at the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence.

The session highlighted the findings from the recently published Research Prioritization for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, an initiative led by the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, in collaboration with Charité Center for Global Health, GloPID-R, the WHO Science Division, and the Wellcome Trust.

This global effort brought together researchers, public health experts, and decision-makers to identify and prioritise 23 key research areas crucial for effective public health surveillance.

The session also explored the outcomes and lessons from this research prioritisation process, showcased examples of impactful research in pandemic intelligence, and discuss how these insights enhance surveillance and inform decision-making.