diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index fc60ffc05..b2bc99e05 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const backendProject = {
     "^@backend/dev(/(.*)$)?": "<rootDir>/packages/backend/src/dev/$1",
     "^@backend/email(/(.*)$)?": "<rootDir>/packages/backend/src/email/$1",
     "^@backend/event(/(.*)$)?": "<rootDir>/packages/backend/src/event/$1",
+    "^@backend/health(/(.*)$)?": "<rootDir>/packages/backend/src/health/$1",
     "^@backend/priority(/(.*)$)?": "<rootDir>/packages/backend/src/priority/$1",
     "^@backend/servers(/(.*)$)?": "<rootDir>/packages/backend/src/servers/$1",
     "^@backend/sync(/(.*)$)?": "<rootDir>/packages/backend/src/sync/$1",
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/health/controllers/health.controller.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/health/controllers/health.controller.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..670155e67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/health/controllers/health.controller.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import { Status } from "@core/errors/status.codes";
+import { BaseDriver } from "@backend/__tests__/drivers/base.driver";
+import {
+  cleanupTestDb,
+  setupTestDb,
+} from "@backend/__tests__/helpers/mock.db.setup";
+import mongoService from "@backend/common/services/mongo.service";
+
+describe("HealthController", () => {
+  const baseDriver = new BaseDriver();
+
+  beforeAll(setupTestDb);
+  afterAll(cleanupTestDb);
+
+  describe("check", () => {
+    it("should return 200 OK with status ok and timestamp", async () => {
+      const response = await baseDriver
+        .getServer()
+        .get("/api/health")
+        .expect(Status.OK);
+
+      expect(response.body).toEqual({
+        status: "ok",
+        timestamp: expect.any(String),
+      });
+
+      // Verify timestamp is a valid ISO string
+      const timestamp = new Date(response.body.timestamp);
+      expect(timestamp.toISOString()).toBe(response.body.timestamp);
+    });
+
+    it("should return a recent timestamp", async () => {
+      const beforeRequest = new Date();
+      const response = await baseDriver
+        .getServer()
+        .get("/api/health")
+        .expect(Status.OK);
+      const afterRequest = new Date();
+
+      const responseTimestamp = new Date(response.body.timestamp);
+
+      // Timestamp should be between before and after request time
+      expect(responseTimestamp.getTime()).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
+        beforeRequest.getTime() - 1000, // Allow 1 second tolerance
+      );
+      expect(responseTimestamp.getTime()).toBeLessThanOrEqual(
+        afterRequest.getTime() + 1000, // Allow 1 second tolerance
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should not require authentication", async () => {
+      // Health endpoint should be accessible without session
+      const response = await baseDriver
+        .getServer()
+        .get("/api/health")
+        .expect(Status.OK);
+
+      expect(response.body.status).toBe("ok");
+    });
+
+    it("should be accessible even with invalid session", async () => {
+      // Health endpoint should work regardless of session validity
+      const response = await baseDriver
+        .getServer()
+        .get("/api/health")
+        .set("Cookie", "session=invalid")
+        .expect(Status.OK);
+
+      expect(response.body.status).toBe("ok");
+    });
+
+    it("should verify database connectivity", async () => {
+      // When database is connected, endpoint should return successfully
+      const response = await baseDriver
+        .getServer()
+        .get("/api/health")
+        .expect(Status.OK);
+
+      expect(response.body).toEqual({
+        status: "ok",
+        timestamp: expect.any(String),
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("should return 500 when database connectivity check fails", async () => {
+      const pingSpy = jest
+        .spyOn(Object.getPrototypeOf(mongoService.db.admin()), "ping")
+        .mockRejectedValue(new Error("database unavailable"));
+
+      try {
+        const response = await baseDriver
+          .getServer()
+          .get("/api/health")
+          .expect(Status.INTERNAL_SERVER);
+
+        expect(response.body).toEqual({
+          status: "error",
+          timestamp: expect.any(String),
+        });
+      } finally {
+        pingSpy.mockRestore();
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("should return consistent response structure", async () => {
+      const response = await baseDriver
+        .getServer()
+        .get("/api/health")
+        .expect(Status.OK);
+
+      // Verify response has exactly the expected fields
+      expect(Object.keys(response.body)).toEqual(["status", "timestamp"]);
+      expect(typeof response.body.status).toBe("string");
+      expect(typeof response.body.timestamp).toBe("string");
+      expect(response.body.status).toBe("ok");
+    });
+
+    it("should handle multiple concurrent requests", async () => {
+      // Use fewer concurrent requests to avoid connection issues
+      const requests = Array.from({ length: 3 }, () =>
+        baseDriver
+          .getServer()
+          .get("/api/health")
+          .expect(Status.OK)
+          .catch((error) => {
+            // Retry once on connection error
+            return baseDriver.getServer().get("/api/health").expect(Status.OK);
+          }),
+      );
+
+      const responses = await Promise.all(requests);
+
+      // All requests should succeed
+      responses.forEach((response) => {
+        expect(response.body.status).toBe("ok");
+        expect(response.body.timestamp).toBeDefined();
+      });
+
+      // Timestamps should be close to each other (within same second)
+      const timestamps = responses.map((r) => new Date(r.body.timestamp));
+      const minTime = Math.min(...timestamps.map((t) => t.getTime()));
+      const maxTime = Math.max(...timestamps.map((t) => t.getTime()));
+      expect(maxTime - minTime).toBeLessThan(2000); // Within 2 seconds
+    });
+
+    it("should return proper content-type header", async () => {
+      const response = await baseDriver
+        .getServer()
+        .get("/api/health")
+        .expect(Status.OK);
+
+      expect(response.headers["content-type"]).toMatch(/application\/json/);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/health/controllers/health.controller.ts b/packages/backend/src/health/controllers/health.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..082df64c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/health/controllers/health.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { type Request, type Response } from "express";
+import { Status } from "@core/errors/status.codes";
+import { Logger } from "@core/logger/winston.logger";
+import mongoService from "@backend/common/services/mongo.service";
+
+interface HealthResponse {
+  status: "ok" | "error";
+  timestamp: string;
+}
+
+const logger = Logger("app:health.controller");
+
+class HealthController {
+  /**
+   * GET /api/health
+   * Health check endpoint that verifies basic system connectivity
+   *
+   * @returns {Object} Health status with timestamp
+   * @returns {200} OK - Database is reachable
+   * @returns {500} Internal Server Error - Database is unreachable
+   */
+  check = async (
+    _req: Request<never, HealthResponse, never, never>,
+    res: Response<HealthResponse>,
+  ) => {
+    const timestamp = new Date().toISOString();
+
+    try {
+      await mongoService.db.admin().ping();
+
+      res.status(Status.OK).json({
+        status: "ok",
+        timestamp,
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error("Database connectivity check failed", error);
+      res.status(Status.INTERNAL_SERVER).json({
+        status: "error",
+        timestamp,
+      });
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+export default new HealthController();
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/health/health.routes.config.ts b/packages/backend/src/health/health.routes.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e8ef8ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/health/health.routes.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import type express from "express";
+import { CommonRoutesConfig } from "@backend/common/common.routes.config";
+import healthController from "./controllers/health.controller";
+
+/**
+ * Health Routes Configuration
+ *
+ * Provides health check endpoint for monitoring system status.
+ * This endpoint does not require authentication as it's used by
+ * load balancers, monitoring tools, and orchestration systems.
+ */
+export class HealthRoutes extends CommonRoutesConfig {
+  constructor(app: express.Application) {
+    super(app, "HealthRoutes");
+  }
+
+  configureRoutes(): express.Application {
+    /**
+     * GET /api/health
+     * Health check endpoint that verifies basic system connectivity
+     *
+     * @returns {Object} Health status with timestamp
+     * @returns {200} OK - Database is reachable
+     * @returns {500} Internal Server Error - Database is unreachable
+     */
+    this.app.route(`/api/health`).get(healthController.check);
+
+    return this.app;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/servers/express/express.server.ts b/packages/backend/src/servers/express/express.server.ts
index 79ff75371..f58b7a371 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/servers/express/express.server.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/servers/express/express.server.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   supertokensCors,
 } from "@backend/common/middleware/supertokens.middleware";
 import { EventRoutes } from "@backend/event/event.routes.config";
+import { HealthRoutes } from "@backend/health/health.routes.config";
 import { PriorityRoutes } from "@backend/priority/priority.routes.config";
 import { SyncRoutes } from "@backend/sync/sync.routes.config";
 import { UserRoutes } from "@backend/user/user.routes.config";
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export const initExpressServer = () => {
   app.use(express.json());
 
   const routes: Array<CommonRoutesConfig> = [];
+  routes.push(new HealthRoutes(app));
   routes.push(new AuthRoutes(app));
   routes.push(new UserRoutes(app));
   routes.push(new PriorityRoutes(app));