We are a WHO network of over 250 technical institutions and networks globally that respond to acute public health events with the deployment of staff and resources to affected countries. Coordinated by an Operational Support Team based at the WHO headquarters in Geneva and governed by a Steering committee, we aim to deliver rapid and effective support to prevent and control infectious diseases outbreaks and public health emergencies when requested. Find out more.
Title | Country |
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Centre d’épidémiologie et de santé publique des armées (CESPA) | France |
Centre for Disease Control Cambodia | |
Centre for Health Protection (CHP), Department of Health | China (Hong Kong SAR) |
Centre for Infectious Diseases, Nara Medical University | |
Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF) | Gabon |
Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine (CNTS) - Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso |
Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, Guatemala | Guatemala |
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub | United States of America (the) |
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, (China CDC) | China |
Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases | Viet nam |
GOARN engages staff and resources from partner institutions to support countries in the control of disease outbreaks or public health emergencies.
GOARN fosters regional and global networks of institutions to deliver a comprehensive response to public health emergencies when needed.
With over 16 years of experience in international outbreak response, GOARN delivers state of the art training for field response and standards for collaborative public health alert and response network.
Non-commercial entities and institutions with an ability to support outbreak control and public health emergencies are welcome to the network. If you are interested in joining GOARN, please email us at goarn@who.int for additional details
Global outbreak alert and response network (GOARN) WHE/EMO, Office E225,
Avenue Appia 20,
1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland.
+ 41 22 791 21 11
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