Mr. John Lee serves as a Technical Officer within the High Impact Events Unit of the Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Department at the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, bringing expertise in medical technology and biotechnology commercialisation. Beginning his WHO journey in 2022, Mr. Lee played a pivotal role in advancing the organization’s community-centred epidemic and pandemic platform, Hive. Since 2023, he has been integral in developing a coordination mechanism aimed at ensuring timely and equitable global access to high-quality, safe, effective, and affordable medical countermeasures against pandemic threats.