ECDC has been working with EU Candidate Countries since 2006 and with EU Potential Candidate Countries since 2009 to prepare them for participation in ECDC activities. Work with these countries has been mainly financed by a Contribution Agreement between the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood...

If the AIDS epidemic is to be brought to end by 2030, it is crucial to combat HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings, as per United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 3 Target 3.3 [1] and the Paris Declaration [2]. The UNAIDS target related to stigma and...

The ECDC Social Marketing guide provides public health programme managers and practitioners with a summary of social marketing concepts and approaches. The guide introduces key principles and action steps that can be applied when considering, implementing and/or evaluating social marketing...

This European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 'Let's talk about hesitancy' guide provides practical evidence-based and peer-reviewed advice for public health programme managers (PHPMs) and communicators involved with immunisation services. It identifies ways to enhance people's...

As stated in Article 8 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 on Serious Cross-Border Threats to Health (SCBTH), ECDC has the responsibility, in coordination with relevant Union agencies and bodies, to conduct Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessments (PHEPA) of all 30 European Union and...

Mass gatherings can be anything from high-profile athletic events to religious gatherings or cultural events and festivals. ECDC aims to provide public health authorities in the EU/EEA countries with general considerations in relation to preparedness for organised mass gatherings, focusing on...

This document outlines key strategic and operational considerations to inform pandemic preparedness planning around the design and implementation of PHSMs in community settings in the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA).

At the request of the Slovenian National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), ECDC designed and facilitated an After- Action review (AAR) for the NIJZ, focusing on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic between October 2020 to March 2021. ECDC managed the methodological approach and were the...

In 2023, significant increases in the number of measles cases and outbreaks were observed globally, including in 40 of the 53 countries of the European region, and in at least ten EU/EEA countries. Measles cases are expected to continue increasing in the EU/EEA in the coming months due to...