European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

ECDC headquarters in Solna, Sweden
Centre overview
Formed28 September 2004 (2004-09-28)
JurisdictionEuropean Union
HeadquartersSolna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
59°22′22″N 18°1′2″E / 59.37278°N 18.01722°E / 59.37278; 18.01722
Annual budget€57 million EUR (2020)[1]
Centre executive
  • Pamela Rendi-Wagner, director
Key document
Websiteecdc.europa.eu

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is an agency of the European Union (EU) whose mission is to strengthen Europe's defences against infectious diseases.[2] It covers a wide spectrum of activities, such as: surveillance, epidemic intelligence, response, scientific advice, microbiology, preparedness, public health training, international relations, health communication, and the scientific journal Eurosurveillance.[3] The centre was established in 2004 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

  1. ^ "ECDC financial documents". www.ecdc.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  2. ^ "ECDC mission statement". www.ecdc.europa.eu. Archived from the original on 2009-11-04.
  3. ^ "About ECDC". European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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