Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics

Founded in 2020, the Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics (IHEP) was established in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally launched as the Institute for Pandemics, IHEP was created to address the complex, multidimensional challenges posed by public health emergencies.

Building on its pandemic-era foundations, IHEP has evolved into a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary research and training hub at the University of Toronto. Our mission is to transform how we prepare for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies (PHE). IHEP recognizes that these crises demand coordinated action across disciplines, sectors, and governments.