Campaigns

This year, World Field Epidemiology Day focuses on the importance of collaboration in tackling global health challenges.

On World Hepatitis Day, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) highlights the ongoing public health challenges posed by hepatitis B and C infections, major risk factors for liver cancer in Europe

World Hand Hygiene Day is marked every year on 5 May, to raise awareness of the importance of handwashing to prevent the spread of infections.

European Immunization Week (EIW) is marked across Europe every year in the final week of April. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of immunisation for the general health and well-being of the European and wider population.

World AIDS Day 2023 marks a milestone in the ongoing global effort to combat HIV/AIDS.