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Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HERA)

Response
HERA’s responsibility is to ensure that the EU and Member States are ready to act in the face of cross-border health threats, and its mandate covers both the strengthening of preparedness in advance of future emergencies and the implementation of a swift and efficient response once crisis hits.
Crisis management
HERA was established as a direct consequence of the lessons learned from the initial management of the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure a solid Union response to serious-cross border health threats and secure ready availability and accessibility of medical countermeasures.
International cooperation
HERA’s international cooperation agenda aims to build strong relations with bilateral and multilateral partners to ensure the availability and accessibility of medical countermeasures globally, bolstering preparedness and resilience against potential health crises in the future....
Funding and opportunities
The European Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) supports projects that strengthen preparedness and response capacities in the field of health.

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