Open AccessTime to strengthen capacity in infectious disease control at the European level
Author(s) -
Michael Anderson,
Elías Mossialos
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.005
Subject(s) - european union , legislature , scope (computer science) , european commission , control (management) , pandemic , communicable disease , investment (military) , covid-19 , member states , business , disease control , disease , economic growth , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , medicine , environmental health , international trade , public health , economics , politics , management , nursing , pathology , computer science , law , programming language
The COVID-19 pandemic has made the European Commission revaluate its role in member states health systems. In response, the European Union is planning to significantly increase investment to tackle cross-border health threats. The European Centre for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control is well positioned to capitalise upon this increased investment by designing and implementing a renewed European strategy for infection disease control. To secure meaningful and sustainable improvements, the European Centre for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control needs to be strengthened with more resources, an expanded geographical scope and legislative change.
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