Outcome of the first retreat of
ECDC Management Team (EXC)
4-5 July 2005
Krägga Herrgård
Zsuzsanna Jakab
Director ECDC
Advisory Forum, 11-12 July 2005
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 retreat
1. 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)
Advisory Forum, 11-12 July 2005
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
Advisory Forum, 11-12 July 2005
Our vision of ECDC
The 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.”
Advisory Forum, 11-12 July 2005
Our vision of ECDC
To reach this objective and fulfil its mission (make impact on health of Europeans)
The scope of actions has to be kept broad: public health agency
to encompass prevention - preparedness – control
Essential public health functions will have to be covered (Articles 8-10 of Reg.)
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monitor health status, identify and investigate health problems
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inform, educate, empower people
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mobilize partnership
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train public health professionals
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link to research for new insights and innovative solutions and provide scientific and technical advise
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support the COMM to deliver its functions:
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develop policies and plans for public health action in Europe
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develop laws, regulations, directives, decisions
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in technical assistance / cooperation function ECDC
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to support MS’S in next implementation (if requested)
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Our vision of ECDC
Where 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
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– 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 - 2006
Prerequisites 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 place
Expected 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 year
In 2005 matrix type of management put in place
• Supportive administration and management
• Delegation of authority
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WP 2005 – 6
Matrix – type of management at ECDC in
2005
Director
Unit for Scientific
Advice
Unit for Surveillance
and Communication
INFLUENZA
Unit for Preparedness
and Response
Unit for Administration
and Management
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
ZOONOSIS
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Projects serve the purpose: to put our acts together on diseases horizontally, as ECDC is organized according
to functional lines (start with influenza)
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WP 2005 – 2006
Horizontal 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 – 2006
Priorities
• We should cover all communicable diseases
Question: should we prioritize?
• If prioritize following priorities to start with
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Influenza
HIV, STI, TBC
Auto–microbial resistance
Zoonosis
• Comments from Advisory Forum welcome?
Advisory Forum, 11-12 July 2005