The Department of Global Infectious Hazards Preparedness (GIH) advances global efforts to prevent and control existing and emerging infectious diseases by increasing access to evidence-based interventions; fostering impactful innovation; and leveraging technical, operational and strategic partnerships. In addition, GIH develops global mechanisms to facilitate coordination and collaboration between countries and multi-sectoral partners for catastrophic events of natural, accidental or deliberate origin. The department of Global Infectious Hazards Preparedness is committed to delivering GPW13 Outcome 2.2 Epidemics and pandemics prevented, through : Delivering risk assessment, technical guidance, interventions and control strategies for country impact, Promoting innovation and adoption of new technologies, Aligning and coordinating international action through trusted partnership, Ensuring vulnerable populations have access to life-saving interventions and supplies. The Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses (EZD) team develops strategies, guidance, global mechanisms and interventions to address high threat pathogens responsible for epidemics or pandemics thereby reducing their impact on affected populations and limiting their international spread. This team deals with known emerging and re-emerging high threat pathogens such as (i) zoonotic diseases (for example Nipah virus and Hendra virus); (ii) arboviruses (for example zika and chikungunya); (iii) respiratory pathogens (for example MERS and plague); and (iv) bio-risks (for example smallpox.