Global Health Security & Pandemic Preparedness Certification

The Global Health Security & Pandemic Preparedness Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests global health security and pandemic preparedness — the International Health Regulations and Public Health Emergencies of International Concern, the 2025 WHO Pandemic Agreement, surveillance and early warning, epidemiology basics such as R0 and case fatality, One Health and zoonotic spillover, non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccines, therapeutics and the 100 Days Mission, health system surge capacity, risk communication and misinformation, equity in access to countermeasures, and biosecurity — written to WHO, CDC and CEPI sources for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Global Health Security & Pandemic Preparedness certificate (SOA-GHSP). Every question is based on published standards and research — including 10 Essential Public Health Services (CDC), International Health Regulations (2005) (World Health Organization), WHO Pandemic Agreement: questions and answers (World Health Organization) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Global Health Security & Pandemic Preparedness Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests governance and legal frameworks, surveillance and epidemiology, prevention and response and communication, equity and biosecurity with 20 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Global Health Security & Pandemic Preparedness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: 10 Essential Public Health Services (CDC); International Health Regulations (2005) (World Health Organization); WHO Pandemic Agreement: questions and answers (World Health Organization); Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice (CDC); One Health (World Health Organization); Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative AI Profile (NIST AI 600-1) (NIST). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Governance and Legal Frameworks (International Health Regulations, PHEIC and pandemic emergency and Pandemic Agreement); Surveillance and Epidemiology (Surveillance systems, Epidemiological measures and Early warning); Prevention and Response (One Health and spillover, Non-pharmaceutical interventions and Countermeasures); Communication, Equity and Biosecurity (Risk communication, Equity and access and Biosafety and biosecurity). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Public health professional or epidemiologist, Global health policy analyst, Emergency preparedness or hospital planner, NGO or donor health programme officer and Public health or international relations student. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of Global Health Security & Pandemic Preparedness knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

Law, IR and public-policy students at Yale, Georgetown, Sciences Po, LSE and SAIS want practice-ready skills without government or bar exams. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

Under the International Health Regulations, a PHEIC is an extraordinary event that constitutes a public health risk to other states through international spread of disease and potentially requires a coordinated international response. The WHO Director-General declares a PHEIC after advice from an Emergency Committee.

The basic reproduction number (R0) is the average number of secondary infections caused by one infected person in a fully susceptible population. If the effective reproduction number stays above 1, an outbreak grows; bringing it below 1 causes it to decline.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.