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Global Health Security Index
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4/5
High(4)High quality. Established institution or organization with editorial oversight and accountability.
Rating inherited from publication venue: Nuclear Threat Initiative
Relevant to AI safety discussions around global catastrophic biological risks and governance frameworks; the GHS Index provides a model for evaluating national-level preparedness that parallels ongoing debates about assessing AI safety readiness across jurisdictions.
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Summary
The Global Health Security (GHS) Index is a comprehensive assessment and benchmarking tool that evaluates health security capabilities across 195 countries, measuring their ability to prevent, detect, and respond to pandemic threats. Developed by NTI and Johns Hopkins, it identifies national gaps, assesses compliance with international standards, and aims to stimulate political will for pandemic preparedness investment.
Key Points
- •Assesses 195 countries on capabilities to prevent, detect, and respond to high-consequence biological events including pandemics
- •Measures health security alongside political/security risks, health system strength, and adherence to global norms
- •First two editions published in 2019 and 2021, developed in partnership between NTI and Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
- •Designed to inform national leaders on where to prioritize planning and invest durable funding for pandemic preparedness
- •Uses publicly available data with transparent methodology to benchmark and track improvements in global health security over time
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# Global Health Security Index
- [Biological](https://www.nti.org/area/biological/)
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## Assessing national capabilities to prevent, detect, and respond to pandemic threats
#### Challenge
Countries need to work together to control pandemics, but without an independent assessment of national health security capability, it is difficult to fully understand needs, identify gaps, and track improvements over time.
#### Action
Create a Global Health Security (GHS) Index to assess national-level capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to high-consequence biological events.
#### Results
The GHS Index highlights individual country needs, assesses compliance with international standards, and creates better understanding of global capabilities to address biological threats.
## Details
#### Project Staff
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**Nathan A. Paxton, PhD** \\
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Senior Director, Global Biological Policy and Programs](https://www.nti.org/about/people/nathan-a-paxton/)[\\
**Rachel Staley Grant** \\
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Senior Director, Global Biological Policy and Programs](https://www.nti.org/about/people/rachel-staley-grant/)[\\
**Sara Kaufman** \\
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Executive Assistant & Events Coordinator, Global Biological Policy and Programs](https://www.nti.org/about/people/sara-kaufman/)[\\
**Hayley Severance** \\
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Deputy Vice President, Global Biological Policy and Programs](https://www.nti.org/about/people/hayley-severance/)[\\
**Scott Nolan Smith** \\
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Senior Director, Communications](https://www.nti.org/about/people/scott-nolan-smith/)
#### Links
- [The Global Health Security Index](https://www.ghsindex.org/)
- [Evaluation of the Global Health Security Index as a predictor of COVID-19 excess mortality standardised for under-reporting and age structure](https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/7/e012203)
- [A Call to Action for Global Health Security](https://www.nti.org/risky-business/a-call-to-action-for-global-health-security/)
- [The pandemic preparedness dividend—investing today to prevent and mitigate tomorrow’s pandemics](https://impact.economist.com/health/the-pandemic-preparedness-dividend-investing-today-to-prevent-and-mitigate-tomorrows-pandemics)
- [The Global Health Security Index: Real-World Examples of Driving Progress](https://www.nti.org/risky-business/the-global-health-security-index-real-world-examples-of-driving-progress/)
- [Africa Health Security Index](https://www.nti.org/about/programs-projects/project/africa-health-security-index/)
## What is the GHS Index?
The Global Health Security (GHS) Index is an assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabili
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