EpiMundi Background

Systemic Change

for Global Health Security

30 Years. 50 Countries. A trans-disciplinary approach to strengthening veterinary services and One Health systems in the Global South

EpiMundi partners with major development donors, multilateral agencies, and philanthropies to deliver sustainable animal health solutions. We go beyond traditional technical assistance. By fusing rigorous epidemiology with sociology and information technology, we build bottom-up systems that survive long after the project ends.

From the villages of Indonesia to the pastoral regions of Namibia, we understand that biological problems rarely have purely biological solutions. We navigate the complex web of political, economic, and cultural factors to build resilience, secure livelihoods, and protect global health.

Technology Powered by People.

Too many development investments fail because they impose top-down structures on local realities. We believe in bottom-up, people-centred design.

Our flagship success, iSIKHNAS (Indonesia’s National Animal Health System), proved that when you design for the user — from the village reporter to the Minister — you create a self-sustaining ecosystem of intelligence. We apply this philosophy to every information system we build, ensuring that surveillance is not a burden, but a value-generating activity for the community.

Our three pillars

Digital Health & Information Systems

Building the Digital Infrastructure of One Health

Data is the backbone of modern veterinary services. We are global leaders in the design and deployment of National and Regional Animal Health Information Systems. We do not just install software; we build the governance, the workflow, and the capacity to maintain it.

Our footprint covers the architecture of national systems in Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia, as well as regional data platforms for the African Union and ASEAN. We understand the history of data evolution—having developed the first version of WOAH’s WAHIS system—and we are defining its future through interoperable, mobile-first solutions for AMR and disease control.

The evidence:

  • National Animal Health Information Systems (NAHIS) design.

  • Animal Identification and Traceability Systems (LITS).

  • AMR/AMU Surveillance platforms (e.g., Nigeria, Indonesia).

Tackling Complex Challenges & One Health

Zoonoses, Market Systems, and Political Complexity

Development challenges are rarely linear. They exist at the intersection of tribal politics, market forces, and biology. We excel in these sensitive environments.

Whether it is removing the “Red Line” in Namibia—grappling with a century of social, environmental, and political barriers to establish freedom from FMD and CBPP—or designing market-driven approaches to zoonotic risk through the TRANSFORM project, we bring a holistic lens. We address the sustainability of funding by engaging the private sector and aligning health goals with economic incentives for smallholders.

The evidence:

  • Market-Systems Development for Animal Health.

  • One Health Operationalisation (Zoonoses, TADs, AMR).

  • Complex Program Design (e.g., Brucellosis/TB control in Eastern Indonesia).

Capacity Building & Workforce Development

Empowering the Next Generation

Tools are useless without the skills to use them. We have trained veterinary staff across South and Southeast Asia, Africa and South America.

Our training goes beyond the classroom. We mentor national staff in applied epidemiology, outbreak investigation, and advanced data analysis. We help Competent Authorities transition from passive data collectors to active managers of national health status.

The evidence: Training courses in:

  • Terrestrial disease surveillance

  • Aquatic disease surveillance

  • Stochastic scenario tree modelling

  • Spatial data visualisation and analyis

  • Import risk analysis

  • Epidemiology for disease control

  • Animal health information management

  • Data reuse and data governance

Impact showcase

Global Rinderpest Eradication
Global Rinderpest Eradication

Quantifying confidence in freedom

We developed the statistical methodology (Stochastic Scenario Tree Modelling) and implemented the quantitative studies that demonstrated global freedom from Rinderpest. We are proud to have played a key role in the validation of the second-ever disease to be eradicated from the planet.

Global Rinderpest Eradication

Quantifying confidence in freedom

We developed the statistical methodology (Stochastic Scenario Tree Modelling) and implemented the quantitative studies that demonstrated global freedom from Rinderpest. We are proud to have played a key role in the validation of the second-ever disease to be eradicated from the planet.

Bottom-up people-centred surveillance

Inverting surveillance power structures

iSIKHNAS, Indonesia’s national animal health and production information system represents a revolution in participatory surveillance. By connecting tens of thousands of vets, paravets and livestock owners via mobile technology, we built a near real-time system that serves a nation of islands. It stands as the gold standard for low-resource, high-impact digital health.

Bottom-up people-centred surveillance
Bottom-up people-centred surveillance

Inverting surveillance power structures

iSIKHNAS, Indonesia’s national animal health and production information system represents a revolution in participatory surveillance. By connecting tens of thousands of vets, paravets and livestock owners via mobile technology, we built a near real-time system that serves a nation of islands. It stands as the gold standard for low-resource, high-impact digital health.

Sustainable One Health
Sustainable One Health

Private motivation. Public good.

Moving beyond donor dependency. In the USAID-funded TRANSFORM project, we pioneered market-driven models for the management of Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) and AMR, proving that health security can be a viable business proposition for producers and input providers alike.

Sustainable One Health

Private motivation. Public good.

Moving beyond donor dependency. In the USAID-funded TRANSFORM project, we pioneered market-driven models for the management of Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) and AMR, proving that health security can be a viable business proposition for producers and input providers alike.

Regional surveillance data sharing

Rapid exchange built on regional trust

We don’t just work nationally; we connect nations. From developing the WOAH-accredited ASEAN Regional Animal Health Informaiton System (ARAHIS) to designing systems for the African Union (ARIS2), we strengthen the regional cooperation necessary to stop pandemics at the source.

Regional surveillance data sharing
Regional surveillance data sharing

Rapid exchange built on regional trust

We don’t just work nationally; we connect nations. From developing the WOAH-accredited ASEAN Regional Animal Health Informaiton System (ARAHIS) to designing systems for the African Union (ARIS2), we strengthen the regional cooperation necessary to stop pandemics at the source.

Why Partner With Us?

Implementation Certainty

More than 50 countries, more than 30 years. We know how to deliver in fragile and developing contexts.

Sustainability Focus

We design for the exit strategy, ensuring systems (like iSIKHNAS) run on local budgets and local skills.

Global Standard

From WAHIS to Rinderpest, our methodologies set the benchmark for international best practice.

Trans-Disciplinary

We bridge the gap between the sociologist, the coder, and the veterinarian.

Donor Fluency & Operational Integrity

We know how you work. USAID, Australian Aid, DTRA, the Fleming Fund, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, FAO, WOAH, WHO, EU-FMD, AU-IBAR…

Scientific Rigour & Evidence-Based Impact

We do not rely on assumptions. We apply the same statistical and epidemiological rigour to development projects as we do to our research and regulatory analysis.

We possess deep operational fluency in the mechanisms of international funding. We understand the rigorous demands of accountability, project management, and reporting required by major donors, and we know how to translate these requirements into effective action on the ground.

We have successfully managed and implemented projects for a diverse portfolio of partners. We are a “safe pair of hands” capable of navigating complex compliance landscapes while fostering genuine, respectful collaboration with local partners.

Some of our work

A Road Map towards freedom from Lungsickness and FMD for the Northern Communal Areas of Namibia
A Road Map towards freedom from Lungsickness and FMD for the Northern Communal Areas of Namibia
Namibia 2012 - MAWF and DVS and US Millenium Fund

Breaking down the barriers caused by the Red Line – a veterinary cordon fence dividing North from South.

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Crop pest and disease reporting and response system
Crop pest and disease reporting and response system
Ghana - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Explorations Grant

We have been developing information systems and decision-support tools to strengthen industry, national, regional and global animal health and production systems for the last 25 years.

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ISIKHNAS - Indonesia's national animal health and production system
ISIKHNAS - Indonesia's national animal health and production system
Indonesia - AusAID

We have been developing information systems and decision-support tools to strengthen industry, national, regional and global animal health and production systems for the last 25 years.

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TRANSFORM: Market-driven risk mitigation
TRANSFORM: Market-driven risk mitigation
Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Kenya - USAID

A large and complex research project funded by USAID and conducted across 4 countries to explore market-driven approaches to risk mitigation.

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