Episode 1 - Andrea Ammon - The Director's Insights

ECDC: On Air

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

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5.0 • 3 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

To begin this audio series, we chat with the ECDC Director, Dr Andrea Ammon on ECDC's past, present and future and what the current pandemic can bring into the European overview of infectious diseases.

"Like building an aeroplane while you're flying."

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0:00.0	ECDC on air.
0:05.2	The podcast of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
0:08.8	Keeping up to date with European Epidemiology.
0:12.2	Hello, welcome and thanks for tuning in to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
0:18.4	audio series, ECDC on air.
0:24.2	I'm your host Lee, recording from our headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.
0:29.3	This past year through the pandemic, you might have heard of ECDC being mentioned here and there,
0:33.1	but you may be unfamiliar with what actually goes on here in Stockholm when we're not talking about the COVID-19 pandemic.
0:35.8	As an EU agency, ECDC aims to strengthen Europe's defences against infectious diseases.
0:41.7	We cover a wide range of subjects including surveillance, preparedness, epidemic intelligence and
0:46.4	response measures.
0:47.6	We provide scientific advice, give public health training and raise awareness through our disease
0:52.0	programs.
0:53.0	Put simply, we do quite a lot.
0:55.0	On this first episode, we are speaking with Dr. Andrea Armand, Director of ECDC.
1:01.0	We discuss the origins of ECDC and the need for a pan-European approach to disease threats.
1:06.0	Dr. Armand details how ECDC has changed since the beginning of the pandemic and what ECDC may look like
1:11.9	in the future.
1:12.5	Dr. Armand, thank you for joining me.
1:23.0	To begin with, could you tell me how did ECDC come into being?
1:26.2	Well, it was in 2003 when there was the SARS outbreak where Europe was affected.
1:35.3	And it was very clear that there is a need for a institution that is coordinating between the countries at the European level.
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