About World Health Network
We are a global community devoted to protecting health and minimizing harm to individuals and society formed as a people’s task force in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We advocate for an effective response to achieve progressive elimination of the disease globally.
The World Health Network includes independent scientific advisory and advocacy teams and citizens’ action initiatives. Over the past year, our members have guided successful elimination efforts in multiple countries, advised governments and institutions, built accessible data analytic platforms, advocated for airborne precautions and school safety, produced scientific consensus documents, and engaged in public communication and community-based efforts to promote individual and public health. In July, 2021 we held the Global Summit to End Pandemics, connecting 70 cross-disciplinary national and international teams, and we currently have over 1000 community and scientist members.
We are independent from any political body or government, though individual members may have such affiliations. We are guided by compassion, scientific rigor, transparency, social responsibility, and value for life, which have been lacking in many pandemic strategies.
What we do
WHN provides coordination and support activities for the network of individuals and teams in order to enhance their ability to offer advice and support to communities and countries for improving health and prevention of the disease. Currently focused on COVID-19, our activities will extend beyond this pandemic to build preparedness for future pandemics and other societal challenges.
Join our community
As an active WHN member, you are connected to scientists and community members who can collaborate to strengthen, leverage and complement your activities. This includes resources, practical tools, and support from others as well as access to our virtual collaborative space. Within the space you can collaborate on projects, join team efforts, attend and host meetings, take part in campaigns addressing current challenges, and connect with the network of like-minded experts and passionate advocates of public health who value human life.
We envision a world in which we, the global community, anticipate and meet the challenge of saving lives, health, livelihoods and liberty.
We care about life and are outraged that political leaders, public and private institutions failed to respond effectively to the worst pandemic in 100 years leading to widespread disease, millions of deaths, long term disability and severe economic disruption.
We can do better by building a collaborative network whose aspirations to make the world a better place can benefit from unique talents and create an effective force for humanity.
While outbreaks are inevitable, pandemics are optional.
We have the courage to confront the consequences of our actions. We reject wishful thinking, and the false competition between health and economy. We disagree that the deaths of our elders, our most physically, socially or geographically vulnerable, our frontline workers were inevitable or acceptable.
We will work to reverse the diminishing of the value of life, the exploitation, sacrifice and injury of loved ones. We will counter misinformation and distraction from what is important.
We will take action locally, nationally and as part of our global community to reduce the harm caused by the mismanagement of pandemics, to eliminate harmful viruses and revitalize our world.
