The Joint Action consists of work packages (WPs) covering core public health capacities within the International Health Regulations (2005) framework – IHR core capacity, Preparedness, Laboratories, Training and exercises, Chemical threats and Clinical management.
Support is provided to WPs for Coordination, Communication and Dissemination, Evaluation, and Sustainability.
Read more on their individual pages.
Communication and dissemination WP2
Integration in National Policies and Sustainability WP4
IHR core capacity strengthening and assessment WP5
Preparedness and Response planning WP6
Laboratory preparedness and responsiveness WP7
Training and local exercises, exchange of working practices WP8
Chemical safety and chemical threats WP9
Case management and infection prevention and control preparedness WP10
Work package Lead Organisations and contacts
| WP Number | WP Title | Organisation | WP Lead | Lead Contacts |
| WP1 | Coordination | THL, Finland | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare | Anna Katz sharp(at)thl.fi |
| WP2 | Communication and dissemination | PHW, UK | Public Health Wales | Giri Shankar sharp(at)communications.wales.nhs.uk |
| WP3 | Evaluation of the action | NPHO, Greece | National Public Health Organization (EODY) | Eleonora Hadjipaschali, e.chatzipaschali(at)eody.gov.gr |
| WP4 | Integration in national policies and sustainability | MOH-FR, France | Ministry of Solidarity | Francois Esmyot, francois.esmyot(at)sante.gouv.fr |
| WP5 | IHR core capacity strengthening and assessment | FOHM, Sweden | Public Health Agency of Sweden | Sara Bengtsson sara.bengtsson(at)folkhalsomyndigheten.se |
| WP6 | Preparedness and Response planning | RIVM, Netherlands | National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Centre for Communicable Disease Control | Bettie Voordouw sharp(at)rivm.nl |
| WP7 | Laboratory preparedness and responsiveness | RKI, Germany | Robert Koch Institute | Roland Grunow and Daniela Jacob emerge-coordination(at)rki.de |
| WP8 | Training and local exercises, exchange of working practices | IPHS, Serbia | Institute of Public Health Republic of Serbia | Milena Vasic milena_vasic(at)batut.org.rs |
| WP9 | Chemical safety and chemical threats | UKHSA, United Kingdom | UK Health Security Agency | Tom Gaulton, Tom.Gaulton (at) phe.gov.uk |
| WP10 | Case management and infection prevention and control preparedness | INMI, Italy | The National Institute for Infectious Diseases “L. Spallanzani” | Francesco Vairo, Francesco.vairo(at)inmi.it |