This report aims to explore the challenges and opportunities in preventing and detecting pandemic-potential pathogens in Ecuador. It starts with a detailed analysis of the country’s current epidemiological situation, reviewing major biological threats and their potential public health impacts. It then examines existing surveillance systems and outlines the procedures and manuals for efficient outbreak response. Finally, it explores improvement opportunities in pathogen prevention and detection, proposing specific recommendations to strengthen health and surveillance systems, enhance outbreak response capabilities, and promote collaboration among various stakeholders in national and international risk management.

Gabriela was accepted in the Genomics and Epidemiological Surveillance of Bacterial Pathogens course from the Universidad de Costa Rica, after being recommended by Carreras con Impacto.