Increased flu and COVID-19 vaccination recommended for risk groups in EU/EEA ahead of winter
Seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination uptake for risk groups such as the elderly were sub-optimal in several EU/EEA Member States during the 2023-2024 season.
This report describes the results of the 2023 external quality assessment (EQA) exercise for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) by clinical laboratories that participate in the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net).
The French National Sexual Health Strategy (SNSS) launched in 2017 integrates HIV into broader sexual health priorities. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) was asked to review the system to benchmark it against other European systems and provide recommendations for its improvement. Data for the assessment were collected through a desk review, benchmarking exercises, and stakeholder interviews.
This guide for the development of a national One Health roadmap on AMR was developed as a reference for the national human health, animal health and food safety, and environment sector authorities in the Western Balkans.
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