Model and research agenda, a central research monitoring system and harmonized data collection mechanisms during health emergencies. it further seeks to integrate phsm into emergency preparedness and response assessments and yield a decision-making tool to facilitate evidence-informed and context-specific phsm implementation. this workshop will provide an overview of who’s activities in advancing phsm research and implementation for better decision-making during future emergencies. three presentations by the who secretariat at the regional and global levels will focus on the strategic approach and the main deliverables of the respective initiatives so far. the presentation by the university of munich will provide in-depth insights into the conceptual model on phsm. the workshop will actively solicit feedback from participants on planned activities and results gathered to-date. key messages: the lack of evidence on phsm effectiveness and impact hampered an evidence-driven implementation approach during the covid-19 pandemic. who works to achieve effective and context- specific phsm implementation to maximize the benefits of phsm while keeping their health, social and economic burden to a minimum and justifiable