ECDC Scientific Evidence-Synthesis Support

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) supports evidence-based decision-making in infectious disease prevention, management, and control across the European Union. ECDC provides data analysis, risk assessments, operational guidance, and public health recommendations to EU institutions and national health authorities. Following recent changes to its legal framework, ECDC has expanded its role beyond traditional disease surveillance to provide more proactive scientific advice for policy decisions. This evolution reflects the growing complexity of communicable disease threats, including antimicrobial resistance (AMR), emerging zoonoses, and substance of human origin (SoHO) concerns. This project supports ECDC's expanded mandate by generating evidence-based scientific reviews that inform public health guidance across the EU and European Economic Area (EEA). The work contributes to strengthening the knowledge infrastructure needed for effective decision-making in disease prevention and control. The project consortium includes six European institutions: Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, PricewaterhouseCoopers, University of Galway, Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. The collaboration operates under a four-year framework contract, which establishes a mechanism for ECDC to commission specific scientific review projects as needed.