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Influenza: A joint responsibility

ESWI firmly believes that improved pandemic preparedness starts with an increased control of the disease during the interpandemic period. ESWI also believes that the fight against influenza can only be won when all parties involved are well informed and ready to collaborate. ESWI members therefore do not limit their knowledge and experience exclusively to the scientific and medical world. It is ESWI's task to raise awareness on the impact of influenza and its control measures amongst government representatives, the European Union, opinion leaders in public health, health care workers, international organizations and the pharmaceutical industry.

Following the fact that reducing the impact of influenza is a joint responsibility, ESWI redefined its strategic objective in 2005. To enhance interaction and networking between all parties involved, ESWI intends “To reduce the impact of epidemic and pandemic influenza in the European population by identifying and communicating with stakeholders and by facilitating interactions between them.”