The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC – Our mandate and role

Andrea Ammon, Director ECDC

Joint hearing of the ENVI Agencies before the ENVI Committee

07 November 2019, European Parliament, Brussels

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

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• An agency of the European Union, located in Stockholm, Sweden

• Established in 2005

• 280 employees; 27 EU nationalities are represented

38%

62%male

female

3 April 2018

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Tuberculosis

HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis

Vaccine-preventable diseases

Influenza and other respiratory viruses

Antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated

infections

Emerging and vector-borne diseases

Food- and waterborne diseases and zoonoses

Disease Surveillance &

Epidemic intelligence

Response support & Risk assessments

Preparedness & capacity

strengthening

Scientific advice & guidance

EU and externalstakeholders &

Country support

Public health training

Communication

ECDC mission & role

To identify, assess and communicate current and

emerging threats to human health posed by infectious

diseases.

Daily threat monitoring

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Epidemic intelligence

• Detecting, monitoring and assessing threats

• Collection, collation, validation and analysis of information

Response support

• Risk assessments with recommendations on public health measures

• Coordinate and support the timely assessment of risks and response options

• Support to national and international field response through missions

Partners

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European Commission

Council of Ministers

EU/EEA MemberStates

EU agencies

Researchcommunity

WHO

NGOs

CDCs

Other countriesEuropean

Parliament

ENL + ENPcountries

Collaboration between three EU agencies on surveillance and analysis of data in a One Health Perspective

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Joint Interagency Antimicrobial Consumption and Resistance Analysis report (JIACRA)

First JIACRA report published in January 2015 Second JIACRA report published in July 2017

Third JIACRA report will be published in December 2020

Extra slide

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ECDC Emergency Operation Centre’s Response activitiesProvide technical and logistics support to PHE teams and PHE activities as well as to ECDC teams deployed in the field

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PHE

• 2018, Ebola – PHE level 1• 2017, Plague – PHE level 1• 2016, Zika – PHE level 1• 2014, Ebola – PHE level 1&2• 2013, Influenza H7N9 – PHE level 1• 2011, E-coli – PHE level 1• 2009, Influenza AH1N1 – PHE level 1&2• 2007, Tuberculosis – PHE level 1

Deployments

• 2019, DRC – Ebola• 2018, DRC – Ebola• 2017, Madagascar – Plague• 2016, Angola – Yellow fever• 2015, Guinea – Ebola• 2013, Madera – Dengue• 2010, Haiti – Cholera