ECDC Observership

ECDC Observership

2026-10-19T06:00:00+00:00

2026-10-23T15:00:00+00:00

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The European Centre for Disease Preventation and Control (ECDC) observership welcomes 20 observers for a 5-day programme at the ECDC headquarters in Solna, Sweden. The ECDC is an ESCMID Collaborative Centre (ECC) and an agency of the European Union that carries the mission to strengthen Europe’s defences against Infectious Diseases (ID) through data collection, analysis and knowledge sharing.ObjectivesThroughout your observership, you will dive into ECDC activities and professional network with the following main objectives:to understand ECDC’s role and responsibilities in supporting European and global public health in the field of communicable diseasesto understand the interplay between ECDC and competent bodies in EU Member States, the WHO and other global public health organisationsto acquaint observers with public health microbiology, surveillance, scientific advice and epidemic intelligence at the European levelto share information on ECDC’s activities and key outputs and the way they are produced (e.g. risk assessments, scientific advice, support to laboratory network activities)to facilitate networking between ECDC experts and observers.More information can be found on the ECDC website

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