Following a request from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) made its first major contribution to outbreak response activities in the field in...

This technical report is a broad-brush picture of what we consider to be the main strengths and vulnerabilities of Ebola emergency preparedness in three EU Member States. It contains a brief background, a description of objectives and an explanation of the methodological approach. Findings are...

Social inequalities in Europe, both between and within Member States, can have serious consequences for health. Health inequalities among socially disadvantaged and advantaged EU citizens are at odds with the EU principles of solidarity, fairness, and equal opportunity for all. In 2009, the...