The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) is a directorate-general[1] of the European Commission created to prepare the EU for a future pandemic and to avoid the mistakes made during the EU's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen first announced plans for such a body in 2020.[2] On 15 September 2021, the EU announced the launch of HERA[3] and the service was established as a directorate-general of the European Commission on 16 September.[5] HERA has been operational since early 2022.[2][4]
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 16 September 2021 |
| Jurisdiction | European Union |
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HERA will assess potential health threats, promote research, ensure the availability of critical production and help build stockpiles. During a health crisis, the authority would activate emergency funding and help coordinate monitoring, acquisition and purchase of medical equipment or treatments.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ European Commission. "Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authorityponse-authority_en". ec.europa.eu.
- ^ a b c Casert, Raf (2021-09-16). "EU earmarks 30 billion euros for health crisis agency". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ a b Peltier, Elian; Pronczuk, Monika (2021-09-15). "The E.U. adopts a new strategy to counter future pandemics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ a b c "EU launches health crisis body to prepare for future pandemic". Reuters. 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ Commission Decision of 16 September 2021 establishing the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority 2021/C 393 I/02
External links
edit- HERA subsection of the European Commission's Website
- Public Health EU Portal the official public health portal of the European Union
- Commission Decision of 16 September 2021 establishing the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority 2021/C 393 I/02
- Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on a framework of measures for ensuring the supply of crisis-relevant medical countermeasures in the event of a public health emergency at Union level
- Procedure 2021/0294/NLE on EUR-Lex
- Document file COM(2021)0577 Archived 2022-01-28 at the Wayback Machine on ŒIL
- Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 1082/2013/EU
- Procedure 2020/0322/COD on EUR-Lex
- Procedure 2020/0322(COD) on ŒIL