Presentation by the Director-elect, Dr Andrea Ammon, for her hearing at the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee of the European Parliament

1. ECDC in a time of
transformation
2017-2022

2.  Political: EU scepticism, science scepticism,
security
 Economical: financial constraints
 Societal: changing demography (ageing
population, migration)
 Technological: big data, e-health, sequencing,
social media
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3. ECDC in the next 5 years
- Current threats
 Antimicrobial Resistance
 Prudent use of antibiotics
 Vaccine preventable diseases
 Address vaccine hesitancy
 HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and TB
 Sustainable Development Goals
 Response to health threats and support in
country capacity and preparedness

4. ECDC in the next 5 years
- Preparing for the future
 Focus on activities adding the greatest
value for our stakeholders
 Strategic partnerships to create synergy
and avoid duplication of work
 Optimise the organisation
ECDC added value and increased visibility

5. ECDC‘s strategic partners
Potential new partner

6. ECDC by 2022
 ECDC is respected for the independence, high
quality and relevance of its advice and guidance
 ECDC is a strong and trusted partner, supporting
Member States and the European Commission in
protecting everyone in the EU equitably from
communicable diseases
 ECDC provides effective health threats detection and
assessment for timely action
 Innovative ECDC outputs enable policy makers at EU
and Member State level to take evidence-based
decisions

7. The arrogance of success is to
think what you did yesterday
will be sufficient for tomorrow
William Pollard