Working together to identify the hazards that could impact UEFA EURO 2024

From 14 June to 14 July, Germany is hosting the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Football Championship – UEFA EURO 2024. With nearly 3 million football enthusiasts gathering to celebrate the games, a new dashboard is helping health authorities and fans to stay abreast of potential hazards that could impact the tournament and the well-being of those involved.

The UEFA 2024 Signal Monitoring Dashboard has been developed by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, with coordinated efforts for data screening and collection made together with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and Germany’s Robert Koch Institute. It draws on collaborative data screening using a comprehensive One Health approach to present information on a variety of potential health hazards, ranging from respiratory viruses and extreme heat to the threat of terrorism and beyond. The dashboard offers health authorities and spectators relevant contextual information and early warnings of public health threats, as defined under the International Health Regulations (2005).

The UEFA 2024 Signal Monitoring Dashboard flags information derived from diverse open sources, including print and online media, government websites, and information collated through the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) platform.

The information included in the dashboard does not represent or reflect the official stance of WHO – the content is extracted directly from open sources and may include signals that are subject to further verification and risk assessment.