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The WHO global data hub is set to analyse data in order to predict, prevent, detect, prepare for and respond to risks worldwide.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed gaps in the global systems for pandemic and epidemic intelligence.
The data hub will be set up in Berlin and is expected to start operating later this year.
The World Health Organisation announced Wednesday it would set up a global data hub in Berlin to analyse information on emerging pandemic threats, filling the gaps exposed by Covid-19.
The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, which will start operating later this year, is set to analyse data quickly and in detail, in order to predict, prevent, detect, prepare for and respond to risks worldwide.
The World Health Organization will establish a center in Germany to monitor emerging pandemic threats in the hopes of preventing the next one. "Viruses move fast. But data can move even faster," the WHO's chief said.
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