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    Information
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    Type of settings
    On-line
    Category of capacity building activity
    Seminar/Webinar
    PHIRI Activity
    No
    Activity schedule
    Fixed date(s)
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    Activity local date
    -
    Date on a monthly basis
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    GEO coverage
    Europe
    Language
    English
    Available in other languages
    No
    Target audience
    Junior specialists;
    Experts;
    Decision-Makers

    The Visegrad countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) were lauded for their early successes in containing the pandemic, but the COVID-19 crisis laid bare some underlying health systems issues. The second wave hit the Visegrad countries much more severely. A common challenge has been the connection between scientific expertise, decision making and public health capacity. There is a need to understand how capacity on all sides can be strengthened and linkages improved. How can Visegrad countries address capacity challenges and make better use of scientific expertise to deal with the pandemic?

    Topics
    Policy » Response Plan;
    Health status » Morbidity/disability » Communicable diseases » Covid-19
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    Leading organizer
    World Health Organisation Europe
    Partners
    European Commission;
    European Observatory on Health Systems and Policy
    Contact

    WHO Headquarters in Copenhagen
    (+45 45 33 70 00)

    Updated on 02 January 2023