Scope: Addressing the fragmented research landscape exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, this call aims to improve EU preparedness for emerging health threats through better coordination of research and innovation funding. The focus is on working towards common objectives defined in an agreed Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, contributing to a coherent European Research Area (ERA) and synergizing with entities like the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA).

Key Activities: Proposals should cover:

· Establishing an efficient secretariat for the European partnership for pandemic preparedness.

· Providing administrative, organisational, and scientific support to partnership members.

· Engaging with relevant stakeholders and initiatives in pandemic preparedness to ensure collaboration and avoid duplication.

· Implementing communication and dissemination activities to highlight the partnership's purpose, activities, and outputs.

· Coordinating with initiatives like HERA to ensure complementarity and avoid overlaps.

· Incorporating a One Health approach and involving social sciences and humanities (SSH) disciplines for a significant societal impact.

Aim: This funding opportunity seeks to solidify the European partnership for pandemic preparedness, enhancing the EU's capability to efficiently predict and respond to infectious health threats. It

encourages proposals that provide crucial administrative and technical support to maintain and bolster this partnership, ensuring a unified and effective approach to pandemic preparedness and response across Europe.

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