Division Information exchange on health threats and on preparedness plans

Information exchange on preparedness plans refers to generic preparedness and specific preparedness (biological, chemical, radio-nuclear and climate change aspects). The information can concern mechanisms of implementation, evaluation of impact, cross-sectoral aspects and communication towards professionals and public.

The activities concerning the information exchange could consist of the following:

• identification of best practices on crisis management and analysis of the conditions of their transfer in various areas, such as management of the information; communication towards professionals, media and public; reference guidelines on how to manage a crisis; logistic aspects for a crisis, such as how to set up a crisis team, mechanisms of coordination; training of staff and support staff to deal with the unexpected or training curricula (nature of training, target, content),

• information exchange between experts and policymakers and communication with the public and media,

• dissemination to EU Member States of key actions identified within the global health security initiative (GHSI) such as media communication activities and pandemic influenza, laboratory relevant issues or medical countermeasures by a workshop in the remit of the EU communicators’ network^f1.

  [Call for tender]

• monitoring information exchange mechanisms for crisis management and linking with international exchange tools, including enhanced cooperation with Joint Research Centre (JRC) activities in this field and at Global Health Security Action Group (GHSAG)^f2 level.

  [Tender through administrative agreement with the JRC]