ECDC signs working agreement with HERA and DG SANTE
ECDC, the Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), and DG SANTE have agreed to strengthen cooperation and to coordinate their work in support of health emergency preparedness and response in the area of medical countermeasures.
On 16 March 2023, Dr. Andrea Ammon, HERA Director-General Pierre Delsaux, and DG SANTE Director-General Sandra Galina signed a working arrangement between the two institutions in Brussels. The agreed working arrangements will help ensure that there are no unnecessary overlaps and that resources are used more efficiently.
HERA and ECDC identified the following areas of collaboration:
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Intelligence gathering and assessment of health threats relevant to medical countermeasures
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Modelling, forecasts and foresight activities relevant to medical countermeasures
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Promoting advanced research and development of medical countermeasures and related technologies
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Strengthening knowledge in preparedness and response related to medical countermeasures
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Contribution to reinforcing the global health emergency preparedness and response architecture.
DG SANTE, as the partner DG for ECDC and for EMA, will be kept informed of all relevant activities carried out under these working arrangements that fall under DG SANTE mandate.
