EU Health Emergency preparedness and Response Authority: How should the EU prepare and respond to future cross border health threats?

Summary:

In 2020, the European Commission announced the EU “Health Emergency and Preparedness Response Authority” (HERA) as part of a broader set of proposals for an EU Health Union. In response to Covid-19, the proposals aim to build a Europe that is better prepared for the next cross-border health threat. With EUR 5.1 billion over a seven-year period (2021-2027), the Health Union’s budget is ten times larger than the last health budget.

This report sets out the role that the EU HERA could fill in the evolving European Health landscape. It is informed by interviews with over 40 experts from research organisations, civil society, think tanks and industry, based in Brussels, EU Member States and beyond. Although consultation was a crucial element of the project, the report recommendations are independent and reflect the opinions of the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) and Wellcome Trust.

• Primary Source

FEAM: News & Events, 13/05/2021: EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) must define role in global preparedness ecosystem https://www.feam.eu/eu-health-emergency-preparedness-and-response-authority-how-should-the-eu-prepare-and-respond-to-future-cross-border-health-threats/

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