WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence Speaker Series N°10
Season II - Protecting the World: Moving Rapidly Together
Translating Genomic Data into Public Health Actions
Pathogen genomic surveillance is a powerful tool for detecting emerging threats, tracking disease transmission and pathogen evolution, and guiding public health responses. Unlocking the full potential of pathogen genomic surveillance requires effectively integrating insights derived from genomic data into public health actions. This demands robust diagnostic systems, sustained national capacities, cross-sector and cross-border collaboration, and resilient data architectures to ensure scalability and impact at the country level.
This Speaker Series session will explore key enablers for strengthening genomic surveillance, emphasizing the role of genomic data as a foundation for effective public health actions. It will showcase innovative tools and collaborations through initiatives like the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN). Country perspectives will also be featured, sharing good practices and lessons learned to enhance accessibility, build capacity, and ultimately support evidence-based decision-making for emergency preparedness and response.
Date: 13 May 2025, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (Central European Time)
(Kindly note that on-site registration opens at 6:00 pm, and please arrive by 6:15 pm.)
Location: WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence | Prinzessinnenstraße 17/18 | 10969 Berlin, Germany
Registration for on-site participation is open until 11 May 2025
Registration for online participation is open until 12 May 2025
This event will be live streamed via the YouTube channel of the World Health Organization.
We look forward to your participation!
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About Speaker Series
Co-hosted by the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence (“WHO Hub”) and the Charité Center for Global Health, the Speaker Series is a regular event series, with in-person and digital elements targeting public health communities in Berlin, Germany and globally. The series aims to convene multidisciplinary and cross-sector discussions around challenges and emerging opportunities in global pandemic preparedness and response that stem from the complex nature of public health emergencies.
Launched in 2022, the first season of the Speaker Series was themed around “Complexity of Pandemics” and convened six sessions to unpack the complexity of pandemics from the perspectives of human, animal and planetary health, social sciences, innovative technologies, data preparedness, open source, and climate change.
The second season was launched in 2024 under the theme of “Protecting the World: Moving Rapidly Together” to explore how to protect the world from future health emergencies through more rapid and collaborative approaches. Topics featured so far include leveraging diversity, contextual insights, and the role of research to enhance pandemic and epidemic intelligence.
