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
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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