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On 17 March 2026, ECDC supported a simulation exercise in Brussels, Belgium, designed to explore cross-sectoral collaboration and coordination when responding to a potential viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak.

Every month ECDC provides detailed epidemiological overview of the worldwide transmission of chikungunya virus disease in its weekly threat report (Communicable Diseases Threat Report).

Every month ECDC provides detailed epidemiological overview of the worldwide transmission of dengue in its weekly threat report (Communicable Diseases Threat Report).

WHO Member States have agreed to extend negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement, with discussions to resume in late‑April ahead of its scheduled consideration by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) hosted a joint workshop, bringing together ECDC Management Board members and ECDC National Focal Points for Preparedness and Response to take stock of progress with the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assessments* (PHEPA) that are being conducted by ECDC across the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries.

WHO reports a major shift in how countries are responding to the health needs of refugees and migrants, with new data showing more than 60 countries – two thirds of those surveyed – now include them in their national health policies and laws.