ECDC Director highlights measles threat to EU Parliament health committeeArchived
At his annual hearing with the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, ECDC Director Marc Sprenger described the resurgence of measles in the EU as “one of the major events of this new decade”.
Dr Sprenger highlighted the major epidemics in some of the EU’s richer Member States, stating that fighting measles is not just about resources. “It is also about attitudes, priorities and leadership”. Dr Sprenger said “leadership in the fight against measles needs to come from Europe’s health professionals". He noted that it is crucial for paediatricians and family doctors to give balanced, evidence-based information to help parents decide on vaccinations.
