02/05/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday, 2 May, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) presented the lessons it learned from the European public health sector’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. ECDC Director Andrea Ammon stated, “We need to be better prepared for future public health crises, and this should be done through actions in different areas including investing in and strengthening the public health workforce, improving surveillance of infectious diseases, enhancing risk communication and community engagement, and embracing collaboration among organisations, countries and regions”. The report identifies two strategic areas requiring organisational and political commitment and investment at a national level (investment in the public health workforce, preparedness, and crisis management). See the report: https://aeur.eu/f/6mr (LC)