Medscape April 26, 2024
A network of health security agencies has been established in Europe and Central Asia to bolster the region’s preparedness to meet future disease threats.
The Pan-European Network for Disease Control (NDC) was launched on April 22 by the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for Europe with the ambition to proactively identify and mitigate potential risks before they escalate into regional or global threats.
The NDC will be hosted by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) under the interim chairmanship of its chief executive Dame Jenny Harries.
The network’s genesis stems from the COVID-19 pandemic and an acknowledgement that Europe, in common with the rest of the world, was ill-prepared to meet its challenges. Among the weaknesses identified by Hans...
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