Press Release: EU launches new European Medical Corps to respond faster to emergencies

On 15 February 2016, the European Union launched the European Medical Corps to help mobilise medical and public health teams and equipment for emergencies inside and outside the EU.

Through the European Medical Corps, EU Member States and other European countries participating in the system can make medical teams and assets available for rapid deployment before an emergency strikes. The medical corps could include emergency medical teams, public health and medical coordination experts, mobile biosafety laboratories, medical evacuation planes and logistical support teams.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: EU Civil Protection Mechanism [How the EU budget is spent] http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-civil-protection-mechanism-how-the-eu-budget-is-spent/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/16/276, 15.02.16: EU launches new European Medical Corps to respond faster to emergencies http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-276_en.htm

EurActiv, 15.02.16: EU sets up medical corps after Ebola, Zika outbreaks http://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/eu-sets-up-medical-corps-after-ebola-zika-outbreaks/

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