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Preparedness

How to prioritise threats from infectious diseases?

ECDC tool ranks infectious disease threats in a transparent and comparable manner. It is intended as one method to support decision-making in preparedness planning.

Read the manual and download the tool

Health emergency preparedness self-assessment tool

The aim of the HEPSA tool is to support countries in improving their level of public health emergency preparedness. It is available in all EU/EEA languages.

Use the tool

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ECDC’s HEPSA preparedness self-assessment tool is now available in all EU/EEA languages

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Switzerland

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

The 2018 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come

Dec 2018

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Development of a public health emergency preparedness competency model for European Union countries

Dec 2018

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Switzerland

Jan 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

The 2018 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come

Dec 2018

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Development of a public health emergency preparedness competency model for European Union countries

Dec 2018

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Best practice recommendations for conducting after-action reviews to enhance public health preparedness

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ECDC’s HEPSA preparedness self-assessment tool is now available in all EU/EEA languages

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How communities can collaborate with institutions during public health emergencies: Case studies focusing on tick-borne diseases

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ECDC launches preparedness self-assessment tool

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Enhancing community engagement in preparedness: Crucial for ensuring effective response

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Event

ECDC Expert consultation on community engagement in public health emergency preparedness

27 Mar 2019 - 28 Mar 2019
Stockholm, Sweden

Event

Expert meeting on the use of evidence in decision making during health crisis

5 Dec 2018 - 6 Dec 2018
Stockholm, Sweden
Jun 2018

Event

Joint WHO/Europe–ECDC Annual European Influenza Surveillance Meeting, 2018

6 Jun 2018 - 8 Jun 2018
Copenhagen, Denmark
May 2018

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ECDC Expert meeting on non-pharmaceutical countermeasures for Pandemic flu

16 May 2018 - 17 May 2018
Stockholm, Sweden

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HEPSA – health emergency preparedness self-assessment tool

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ECDC tool for the prioritisation of infectious disease threats

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Template for pandemic evaluations

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ECDC model for national pandemic preparedness

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Preparedness factsheet

Public health emergency preparedness aims to minimise the risks posed by communicable diseases and to mitigate their impact during a public health emergency

Preparedness planning

Preparedness planning for a public health emergency ensures the availability of capacities and capabilities to detect, notify, respond to and recover from an emergency.