Advisory Forum, 11-12 July 2005

Outcome of the first retreat of ECDC Management Team (EXC)

4-5 July 2005Krägga Herrgård

Zsuzsanna JakabDirector ECDC

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Regular retreats and meetings of the EXC

• To ensure– “working, thinking and acting, together

inside and outside the ECDC”

– team building

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Agenda of first retreat1. What kind of ECDC do we build and what is

its mandate? (Founding regulation as the basis)

2. To meet expectations of stakeholders, what are the expected results/outcomes to deliver in 2005-2006? Are they all reflected in the workprogramme for 2005-2006 or do we have to go back to the MB with a review?

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Agenda of first retreat cont.

3. Delivery of the workprogramme and use of the funding in our budget for 2005?

4. Administrative and managerial framework in which we operate?

5. Miscellaneous issues; influenza pandemic related issues

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Our vision of ECDC• Starting point in the discussion was Regulation 851• Reading the whole text and in particular

– Preambular paragraphs– Operative paragraphs 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 etc.

Gives a relatively broad public health mandate through the various functions entrusted to ECDC in the field of communicable diseases and emerging health threats

• Evaluation in 2 year’s time“To assess impact of ECDC on prevention and control of human diseases” (broad range of actions)

Pressure to move fast (prove “added value” in Europe)

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Our vision of ECDC

Three main strands in our work:

• Establish the Centre continuously throughout 2005-2006

• Build our long-term strategies and activities

• Deliver results in key areas in the short term

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Our vision of ECDCThe ECDC’s prime objective:

“to contribute to the protection of human health throughout the EU by reducing the burden of and threat from communicable diseases and other health threats”

In collaboration with national institutions, EU institutions and other public health partners

The ECDC’s mission is:“to contribute to the reduction of threat from communicable

diseases in Europe by:• identifying, assessing the risk and co-ordinating the response to

threats from communicable diseases and other health threats; • providing objective and sound scientific and technical advice and

co-operation, building capacity and communicating efficiently with all stakeholders, including the general public.”

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Our vision of ECDCTo reach this objective and fulfil its mission (make impact on health of Europeans)

The scope of actions has to be kept broad: public health agencyto encompass prevention - preparedness – control

Essential public health functions will have to be covered (Articles 8-10 of Reg.)– monitor health status, identify and investigate health problems– inform, educate, empower people– mobilize partnership– train public health professionals– link to research for new insights and innovative solutions and provide scientific and technical advise

– support the COMM to deliver its functions:• develop policies and plans for public health action in Europe• develop laws, regulations, directives, decisions

– in technical assistance / cooperation function ECDC• to support MS’S in next implementation (if requested)

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Our vision of ECDCWhere do we want to be in 5 years from now ?ECDC• To provide coordination in EU 25 within its mandate (leadership ?)• To be an active, operational institution with regular interaction with

Member States• Be a science and evidence-based organization• Be a one-stop-shop in Europe (within our mandate)• Have an impact on health of European citizens

– Through better prevention and control of communicable diseases– Through strengthened defences of Europe against new and emergency

threats• Strengthen public health capacity in Europe• Strong links to public health research (applied research)• Become an Organization which enjoys the confidence of citizens• Plays a role beyond EU 25 to protect European citizens• Plays a role in global health to promote global health (globalized,

interconnected world)

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Work programme 2005 - 2006Prerequisites for success• Excellent staff recruitment on-going• Comprehensive work programme:

– 2005 – 6 workprogramme reviewed needs updating to make real progress in two years

September/ October new plans ready for division at Advisory Forum/Management Board

• Accountability : managerial process for planning, monitoring and evaluation will be put in placeExpected results / expected outcome agreed upon (Advisory Forum, Management Board) and all the inputs (deliverables: products, activities) will be planned to reach there outcomes

• Organigram fine – tuned next yearIn 2005 matrix type of management put in place

• Supportive administration and management• Delegation of authority

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WP 2005 – 6Matrix – type of management at ECDC in

2005Director

Unit for Scientific Advice

Unit for Surveillanceand Communication

Unit for Preparedness and Response

Unit for Administrationand Management

I N F L U E N Z A PROJECT

H I V / A I D S / S T I / PROJECT

A N T I M I C R O B I A L R E S I S T A NC E

Z O O N O S I S

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT Projects serve the purpose: to put our acts together on diseases horizontally, as ECDC is organized accordingto functional lines (start with influenza)

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WP 2005 – 2006Horizontal functions at ECDC

• Preparation of and follow up to governing body (Management Board) and advisory body (Advisory Forum)

• Administration• Media and Stakeholders relations• Partnership• Health information, publications• Web site, intranet• Country support function• Projects on diseases or groups of diseases

and many more !

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WP 2005 – 2006Priorities

• We should cover all communicable diseasesQuestion: should we prioritize?

• If prioritize following priorities to start with– Influenza– HIV, STI, TBC– Auto–microbial resistance– Zoonosis

• Comments from Advisory Forum welcome?