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How well did the EU respond to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic? Experts now give their verdict

Frontiers

During the current pandemic specifically, the weak position of the ECDC and the Directorate-General for Heath and Food Safety to contribute to a coordinated response became again painfully obvious due to a weak and inconsistent mandate on health for the EU institutions,” adds second author Prof Dr Thomas Krafft, also of Maastricht University.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

To create the conditions for healthy vibrant communities, we need full employment and a livable wage; safe, affordable housing; access to healthy food; well-functioning public transportation; safe, appropriate K–12 education; and access to routine and preventive health services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).