Report of the first meeting of the European Region Laboratory task force for high-threat pathogens (2020)
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Vienna, Austria, 26–27 February 2020
The following next steps were agreed upon:
- Finalize the country assessments of national High Threat Pathogens (HTP) laboratory diagnostic capacities
- Finalize the mapping exercise on existing External quality assurance (EQAs)
- Ask for nominations from the veterinary laboratory sector for the Lab Task Force, to ensure a more One Health approach
- Countries have been are asked to share their legislation on sample transport and shipment
- Investigate how to set up joint procurement
- Investigate how to develop a 5-year roadmap with a clear vision – amongst other elements this proposal should allow the WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) priority countries to obtain funding for EQAs.
