ECDC presents public health challenges at EU Informal Meeting of Health Ministers

At the Informal Meeting of EU Ministers responsible for health, which took place at the Royal Palace of Gödöllo in Hungary on 3-5 April 2011, the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Mark Sprenger, highlighted a number of public health challenges facing the EU, such as extending vaccination to currently under-immunised populations and controlling the spread of resistant bacteria.

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ECDC: Speech, 4.4.11: Challenging times for Europe's health http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news/Documents/20110405_Dir_Sprenger_Informal_Health_Council_final.pdf

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