Funding
A joint commitment
The establishment of the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) Secretariat is supported by German government funding to the WHO Pandemic Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence.
The IPSN is supported by three operational bodies: a Funders Forum, a Country Scale-up Accelerator, and Communities of Practice. The Funders Forum coordinates philanthropic, multilateral and governmental donors to increase political attention and financing efficiency of pathogen genomic surveillance. The Funders Forum is also intended to catalyse additional grant funding for the projects of IPSN members.
IPSN catalytic grant fund
The IPSN catalytic grant fund is dedicated to supporting member organisations to pilot innovation and create an evidence base for the rapid scale-up of pathogen genomic surveillance. The fund, which is housed within the UN Foundation on behalf of the IPSN, supports projects globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
