EPHA Secretariat has prepared a briefing note on the new European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) which was officially launched in Stockholm on 27 September.The briefing includes a comparison with the ECDC’s American counterpart the Center’s for Disease Control.
EU Health Commissioner Byrne said that he felt confident that the ECDC would really help Europe’s citizens from diseases such as HIV/AIDS, SARS and influenza and the threat of bio-terrorism. During the day, the buzz words for the ECDC were:
Surveillance
Networking
Cooperation
Transparency
Independence and effectiveness
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