Highlights from the Consolidated Annual Activity Report
Achievements, challenges and major outputs 2020
These Highlights offer a selection of key activities from 2020 but by no means represents the entire range of ECDC’s accomplishments during that year. A detailed look at ECDC’s range of activities, its organisational and administrative structures, and its work plan can be found in the full version of the Annual Report
Who we are
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) was established in 2005. It is an EU agency aimed at strengthening Europe's defences against infectious diseases.
According to Article 3 of the Founding Regulation, ECDC's mission is to identify, assess and communicate current and emerging threats to human health posed by infectious diseases.
In order to achieve this mission, ECDC works in partnership with national health protection bodies across Europe to strengthen and develop continent-wide disease surveillance and early warning systems. By working with experts throughout Europe, ECDC pools Europe's health knowledge to develop authoritative scientific opinions about the risks posed by current and emerging infectious diseases.
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