Open AccessInfluenza pandemic preparedness and response planning at community level
Author(s) -
Franz Karcher,
Hartmut Buchow
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.07.11.00376-en
Subject(s) - preparedness , pandemic , influenza pandemic , public health , european commission , commission , covid-19 , political science , disaster planning , public relations , medical emergency , medicine , environmental health , business , european union , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , pathology , law , economic policy
In November 2001 the European Commission invited experts from all over Europe to express their views on ways to improve preparedness for an influenza pandemic at the European Community level. The conference was well attended and key actions to be addressed by public health authorities in cooperation with decision makers and the pharmaceutical industry were identified (1).