Our guiding principles PED scope of work

Evidenced-based interventions and • Antimicrobial resistance innovation • Influenza Preparedness Framework PED ensures that novel technologies, systems, and techniques are validated and adapted for disease intervention and control in • Epidemic and pandemic diseases all settings (e.g. introduction of new rapid diagnostic tests). - Airborne diseases: influenza (seasonal, pandemic, avian), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus Partnering (MERS-CoV)

PED leverages expert networks to deliver evidence-based risk - -borne diseases: yellow , , Zika fever, assessment, technical guidance, interventions and control - Water-borne diseases: cholera, shigellosis, typhoid fever strategies, and to refine national and international policy options - Epidemic meningitis (e.g. GISRS laboratory network for influenza monitoring, - Rodent-borne diseases: plague, , hantavirus, , assessment and formulation, EDPLN laboratory network (murine typhus) for emerging pathogens, Global Infection Prevention and Control - Haemorrhagic : disease, disease, Network GIPCN). Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, - Smallpox, Solidarity for access - Other zoonotic diseases: infection, infection PED initiatives ensure that vulnerable populations have access to - Any other emerging disease life-saving supplies (diagnostics, and medicines) in the face of epidemic threats. • Initiatives and networks - BRaVe - Battle against Respiratory - EWARE - Early Warning and Response systems for Epidemics in emergency - EDPLN - Emerging and Dangerous Pathogens Laboratory Network - ICG - International Coordinating Group for access to vaccines for epidemics - GIPCN - Global Infection Prevention and Control Network http://www. - GISRS - Global Influenza Surveillance who.int/csr/ and Response System disease/en - GLEAN - Global Leptospirosis Environmental Action Network - MERIT - Meningitis Environmental Risk Information Technologies Contacts - WER - Weekly Epidemiological Record Dr Sylvie Briand - EDCARN - Emerging Diseases Clinical Director Assessment and Response Network email [email protected]

Mr Raphael Slattery Programme Manager email [email protected] WHO’s five strategic categories Promoting strategies and initiatives for priority emerging and re-emerging epidemic diseases The Department of Pandemic and Epidemic Diseases (PED) develops mechanisms to address epidemic diseases, thereby reducing their impact on affected populations and limiting their international spread.

What we do meningitis, plague, viral haemorrhagic • Optimize health care to reduce sustainable access to life saving fevers, antimicrobial resistance and mortality interventions. These global mechanisms • Improve the evidence-base for novel coronavirus. include the Pandemic Influenza Through guidelines and research epidemic diseases to inform national Preparedness (PIP) Framework, the agenda, PED aims to improve and international decision-making • Support countries throughout the International Coordinating Group (ICG) clinical management (treatments and epidemic cycle: Preparedness, for the deployment of , PED gathers and shares scientifically diagnostics) of epidemic diseases. Response and Resilience to cholera, and meningitis vaccines, as well sound information to support the This includes careful surveillance of epidemics as the development of global processes Who we are development of evidence-based policies antimicrobial resistance and guidance to combat antimicrobial resistance. and guidance worldwide. The Weekly PED provides strategic leadership on infection prevention and control. Emerging and re-emerging epidemic Epidemiological Record (WER), for and expertise to optimize international The focus is on diseases for which diseases pose an on-going threat example, has helped under-resourced support to countries affected by vaccines are not available or not yet fully to global health security. Technical countries to access timely outbreak emerging or recurring epidemics. accessible by affected populations. expertise and scientific knowledge news and the latest guidance on This includes prepositioning reagents are the foundation of effective pandemic and epidemic diseases. and drugs, managing global vaccine • Establish and manage global epidemic control strategies. stockpiles, deploying technical field mechanisms to tackle the PED’s expert • Protect communities through timely assistance, capacity building and international dimension of epidemic PED is a multidisciplinary team that risk assessment, monitoring and supporting preparedness plans. PED diseases includes disease-specific and public resources ensure field investigation of epidemic also fosters the development and health experts with field experience PED advances global mechanisms rapid and effective diseases of international concern accessibility of more effective vaccines responding to outbreaks and to ensure consistent, equitable and assessment or treatments. emergencies under the International PED’s expert resources ensure rapid Health Regulations. of both emerging assessment of both emerging and and persisting re-emerging epidemic risks to guide outbreak response strategies. These WHO’s Twelfth General Programme epidemic disease of Work 2014-2019 targets risks include avian and pandemic “Reducing mortality, morbidity and risks influenza, yellow fever, cholera, societal disruption resulting from epidemics ... through prevention, preparedness, response and recovery activities” as one the Organization’s five strategic imperatives.