
Coordinated by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland and led by a Steering Committee, the partnership consists of 26 Associated Partners and 35 Affiliated Entities from 30 countries (24 EU members, 3 EEA/EFTA members and 3 European neighbourhood countries):
Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova (Republic of), Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.
SHARP JA includes 10 work packages:
Workpackage (WP) | WP Lead |
WP1 Coordination | THL, Finland |
WP2 Communication and dissemination | PHW, UK |
WP3 Evaluation of the action | EODY/NPHO, Greece |
WP4 Integration in national policies and sustainability | MOH-FR, France |
WP5 IHR core capacity strengthening and assessment | FOHM, Sweden |
WP6 Preparedness and Response planning | RIVM, Netherlands |
WP7 Laboratory preparedness and responsiveness | RKI, Germany |
WP8 Training and local exercises, exchange of working practices | IPHS, Serbia |
WP9 Chemical safety and chemical threats | UKHSA, UK |
WP10 Case management and infection prevention and control preparedness | INMI, Italy |
SHARP partner organisations are:
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
- Robert Koch Institute, Germany
- The National Institute for Infectious Diseases “L. Spallanzani”, Italy
- Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection, Department of Communicable Diseases, Crisis Management and Disease Control, Austria
- Ministry of Civil Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatian Institute of Public Health, Croatia
- National Institute for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection, Czech Republic
- Statens Serum Institute, Denmark
- The Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia, Estonia
- Ministry of Solidarity, France
- National Public Health Organization (EODY), Greece
- National Public Health Centre, Hungary
- State Emergency Medical Service, Latvia
- Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuania
- Ministry for Health – Government of Malta, Malta
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Centre for Communicable Disease Control, Netherlands
- Norwegian Directorate of Health, Norway
- National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Poland
- Directorate-General of Health, Ministry of Health, Portugal
- Institute of Public Health, Republic of Serbia, Serbia
- National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
- The Carlos III Health Institute, Spain
- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Sweden
- Department of Health, UK Health Security Agency, United Kingdom
- Health Service Executive, Ireland
- National Agency for Public Health, Republic of Moldova
Collaborating partners
Organisation | Country |
Agence pour une Vie de Qualité (Aviq) | Belgium |
Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment | Belgium |
Sciensano | Belgium |
Institute of Food Safety and Health Zenica | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Public Health Institute of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ministry of Health | Bulgaria |
Directorate of Health | Iceland |
Norwegian Veterinary Institute | Norway |
Ministry of Health | Spain |
SPIEZ Laboratory | Switzerland |