The International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) is a global network of 127 National Public Health Institutions based in 108 countries. For Germany, the Robert Koch Institute and the Federal Institute for Public Health (formerly the Federal Centre for Health Education) are members. IANPHI builds public health capacity by connecting, developing and strengthening National Public Health Institutes world-wide working with national governments and in close partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO).

In 2025, the IANPHI’s Secretariat has moved from Santé Publique France to the Robert Koch Institute. As a founding and long-standing active member of IANPHI, RKI thus will take on the task of continuing to make this infrastructure and cooperation available to all member institutions and of further expanding it. This is a confirmation of the role of the Robert Koch Institute as an important player in the field of global public health.