The Global Health Protection Programme (GHPP) is an initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Health started in 2016 in response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH assumes the function of the secretariat in the second phase of the programme from January 2023 to December 2025. The programme promotes networking, exchange, and close collaboration between German experts and public health actors internationally. Around 40 projects under the GHPP aim to strengthen public health capacities at national, regional, and international level. A particular focus is on the prevention, preparedness and response to infectious disease outbreaks,epidemics and pandemics.