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поиск по ресурсному центру “We have come a long way since we started our work together and there is huge potential to expand our collaboration. We need to do this for the benefit of the health of the people in Europe.”
This was the unanimous sentiment from Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe, and Dr Andrea Ammon, Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), on the day of Dr Ammon’s first official visit to the WHO Regional Office in Copenhagen.
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During a meeting on 15 January 2018, the 2 organizations strengthened their commitment to collaborating on infectious diseases and disease outbreaks by establishing operational guidelines on collaborative actions. A set of new General Principles of Collaboration were endorsed on the occasion.
Stronger collaboration for stronger outcomes
The renewed collaboration of WHO/Europe and ECDC will improve support to European countries to reach the Sustainable Development Goals through addressing communicable diseases and antimicrobial resistance and strengthening immunization. It will also contribute to ensuring that 1 billion people are better protected from health emergencies, as set out in WHO’s vision for 2019–2023.
“European countries are in need of harmonized guidance, approaches and communication on infectious diseases and disease outbreaks. This has been the driving principle of our collaboration over the past 10 years,” says Dr Nedret Emiroglu, Director of the Division of Health Emergencies and Communicable Diseases at WHO/Europe. “Today we are giving a boost to this partnership to further benefit the countries and the people we serve. It is vital that Europe’s 2 health organizations are aligned in both their strategies and country work.”
“If I look back over the years, I cannot but acknowledge the incredible achievements we have reached together,” echoes Dr Andrea Ammon. “In the next 5 to 10 years, I see our role expanding, along with the technological advances that our societies are going through. I expect that we will gather, analyse and communicate data differently, and together we will need to support our countries in this transition towards a new world.”
WHO/Europe and ECDC’s coordination mechanism
WHO/Europe and ECDC collaborate within a memorandum of understanding (2005) and an administrative agreement (2011) on public health development in Europe. This collaboration focuses on communicable diseases surveillance, prevention and control, risk assessment and communication, health emergencies and utilizing the International Health Regulations to prevent and respond to health threats.
A joint Coordination Group of WHO/Europe and ECDC has been established to facilitate collaborative efforts. Annual joint activity plans are agreed upon and their implementation is discussed on a regular basis. Staff members from both agencies interact regularly to ensure information sharing and synergy in the implementation of activities.
