Signal Management
Detect, register, triage, verify
The full cycle of
Emergency Management.
Digitized.
ePHEM is the open-source platform that operationalises Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) doctrine. It supports the full cycle of preparedness, readiness, response, and recovery, covering signal detection, incident coordination, situation reporting, and after-action review. The same platform serves a small national coordination team and a fully equipped Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC), with modules activated to match each organisation's mandate and capacity.
The Challenge & The Platform
Built for the PHEOC.
Designed for the field.
Public Health Emergency Operations Centers are the command and coordination hubs through which governments detect, assess, and respond to health threats. Yet across many settings, these centers operate without standardized digital infrastructure, with insufficient trained personnel, and in near-isolation from peer institutions that have faced the same challenges.
ePHEM addresses this at the system level — consolidating signal management, event triage, incident action planning, actor coordination, and real-time reporting into a single open-source platform. It operationalizes the Incident Management System within a PHEOC context, connecting routine surveillance with emergency operations seamlessly.
Signal ManagementIncident IMSWatch & AlertSituation ReportsRRT CoordinationOne HealthEvent-Based Surveillance
Open SourceModular DesignInteroperable (API)Multi-SectoralFlexible HostingPhones & TabletsUser FriendlyMulti-lingual
Built by countries, for countries. ePHEM translates and enhances emergency management workflows based on global guidelines and best practice.
Incident Management
IMS activation, resource management, response coordination
SitRep & SpotRep
Automated reporting to decision-makers
Actor & All Types of Rosters
Experts, deployments, competencies
Risk Assessment
Rapid risk scoring & 7-1-7 reviews
Dashboards & COP
Real-time common operating picture
Communications
Email, WhatsApp, calendar integration
Document Repository
Plans, procedures, JEE, training material
Global Deployment — May 2026
ePHEM around the world.
Deployment data currently covers 35 countries on the map, with 8 additional organizational entities tracked separately off-map across the same global network.
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Uganda
Managing Mpox response with ePHEM as the operational backbone
Uganda's national emergency response system has used ePHEM daily since October 2023, coordinating the Mpox response across 121 districts, managing over 905 situation updates, and scheduling 49 coordination meetings through the platform.
Yemen
Building digital surveillance capacity in a fragile health system
37 health professionals from national and governorate emergency response systems trained on ePHEM and EIOS in Aden, strengthening early detection and coordinated response despite years of conflict and limited infrastructure.
Ethiopia
Scaling emergency response operations across one of Africa's largest health systems
Ethiopia's national EPHI is among the earliest ePHEM adopters in the AFRO region, operationalizing the platform for signal management and incident coordination at national scale.
Watch the session ->The Lab
The ecosystem that turns
deployment into mastery.
ePHEM Lab is the structure that surrounds the platform. It is the training infrastructure, the research engine, and the global network that ensures every PHEM organisation adopting ePHEM builds lasting institutional capability rather than installing software in isolation. The Lab operates through three interconnected hubs that form a self-reinforcing cycle
Train practitioners
->Generate knowledge
->Fuel research
->Build better tools
oYour systems and people transform.
Digital Transformation & PHEM Capacity
The Lab strengthens digital transformation across systems and people, building a global pool of skilled public health and emergency professionals who can lead, train, and sustain ePHEM in their own organisations.
Capacity development grounded in WHO PHEM standards, guidelines, and best practices
Simulation-based competency building and continuous professional development for responders
Multilingual training adapted to regional health systems and operational contexts
Deployable expertise for country activations, mentorship, and digital transition support
Capacity & Development
Your tools get smarter.
Analytical Systems & R&D
The Lab connects field operations to structured research, advanced analytics, and systematic platform evolution.
Advanced risk intelligence and evidence-based decision support
Interoperability with national health information systems
Operational research informed by real-world emergency response data and user needs
Open innovation pathway for developers and researchers worldwide
Analytical systems and research
Your team joins a global network.
Global PHEM Network
The Lab ensures operational knowledge crosses borders so no PHEM team solves a problem that another country has already solved.
Cross-border knowledge exchange and communities of practice
Practitioner-led content production in multiple languages
Country innovation documentation and operational learning capture
Recognition and visibility for high-performing PHEM teams
Knowledge & Community
Why It Matters
Why digital transformation
is critical for PHEM.
Most emergency operations still run on fragmented manual systems: spreadsheets, telephone calls, and disconnected databases. ePHEM translates WHO PHEM workflows into integrated digital processes, built by countries for countries.
From manual to digital workflows
Signal triage, incident coordination, situation reporting, and task management move from paper and phone to structured, traceable digital processes that reduce delays, errors, and information loss.
IHR compliance through systems
Digital information systems are a recognised requirement for meeting IHR core capacities. ePHEM provides the infrastructure countries need to operationalise these obligations at national and subnational levels.
Measurable response timelines
Built-in 7-1-7 Early Action Reviews give countries a digital mechanism to track, measure, and improve against the global benchmark: 7 days to detect, 1 day to notify, 7 days to respond.
Institutional memory that persists
When response data lives in spreadsheets, it disappears with staff turnover. A digital system ensures every signal, every incident, and every after-action lesson is archived, searchable, and available to the next team.
Country ownership, not dependency
Open-source, government-hosted, locally maintained. Countries retain sovereignty over data, deployment, and customisation. Digital transformation through ePHEM means countries build their own capacity.
"ePHEM is a superior tool compared to all the other systems I have used to manage preparedness and response data in my eight years of working in emergency response."
National Emergency Response Information Analyst, Uganda
905+SitReps Shared
121Districts Covered
49Coordination Meetings
20%Knowledge Improvement
Uganda's Mpox response demonstrated ePHEM at operational scale, from the first signal on 15 July 2024 to coordinated response across the country, all managed through the platform.
Governance & Structure
How ePHEM operates.
Strategic Arm
Approves strategic direction and annual priorities. Leads advocacy and partner positioning. Guides resource mobilisation and sustainability planning. Includes the Chair and senior representatives from core partner institutions.
Coordinator and Project Management
The operational bridge across all arms. Maintains the ePHEM workplan, action tracker, and reporting lines. Leads stakeholder mapping, engagement planning, and ensures decisions move from concept to implementation.
Technical Arm - ePHEM Lab
Reviews and prioritises user requirements. Develops standards, guidance, user materials, and training. Hosts the ePHEM community of practice. Oversees usability and technical effectiveness review.
Development Arm
Builds and deploys approved enhancements and integrations. Maintains system stability, performance, and release schedules. Supports hosting, administration, and operational continuity using an agile delivery model.
Our Partners
Powered by trust.
Fueled by partnership.
ePHEM exists because these institutions believed in it early, invested in its growth, and continue to shape its direction. Their field expertise, technical capacity, and institutional reach make every deployment possible.
WAHO
West African Health Organisation
Africa CDC
Africa Centres for Disease Control
GIZ
German Development Cooperation
EMPHNET
Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network
ProEpi
Brazilian Field Epidemiology Association
University of Brasilia
Academic research partner
Resolve to Save Lives
Global health security initiative
ACDC
Asian CDC
These partners are the real fuel of this project. Their commitment to open-source, country-owned solutions for public health emergency management is what makes ePHEM possible.
Get Involved
Where do you fit in?
Whether you fund health security programmes, operate a PHEM organisation, write code, or train responders, there is a defined route to contribute.
Funders & Partners
Support the platform
Invest in proven, scalable infrastructure for global health security. Join the institutional partners already supporting ePHEM deployments worldwide.
Country & Organization Teams
Deploy ePHEM
Get your team trained, your platform configured, and your deployment connected to a global support network and active community of practice.
Developers & Researchers
Build & Innovate
Contribute to an open-source platform used in PHEM operations worldwide. Submit tools, prototype features, and validate them with real end users.
PHEM Responders
Develop Your Capacity
Access structured learning grounded in WHO PHEM standards. Join a growing community of public health and emergency professionals across five WHO regions.