State of Health Preparedness Report

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Report published by the European Commission on 30 November 2022 on the European Union's state of health preparedness. This is the first State of Health Preparedness Report

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The report highlights the progress made in the fields of preparedness and response since the start of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, focusing in particular on medical counter measures. It shows that through the establishment of the Health Emergency and Response Authority (HERA), the European Commission took steps in all areas of health preparedness, including detection, prevention, research, international cooperation, response, investment, and fight against disinformation.

The State of Health Preparedness Report was first announced in the 2021 Communication Drawing the early lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is an annual Commission report which examines the EU's changing health risk landscape and its state of preparedness. It covers pandemics and other health emergencies, along with other scenarios the EU may face such as chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) attacks or accidents, or other environmental or technological disasters.

Source Link https://health.ec.europa.eu/publications/state-health-preparedness-report_en
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  • https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/f74b4fd9-fa02-44d6-93b0-8a4aeeee279b_en?filename=hera_shp-report-2022_en_0.pdf
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European Commission: Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HERA) https://health.ec.europa.eu/health-emergency-preparedness-and-response-hera_en
European Commission: Press Release, 30/11/2022: European Health Union: first State of Health Preparedness Report shows EU's strong progress https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_7154

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