Launch of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centres Network (EOC-NET)

The EOC-NET was launched during the EOC-NET consultation meeting 19–20 November 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting brought together 38 stakeholders from nine States Parties, seven regional and international organizations, WHO headquarters and all six WHO Regional Offices to share experiences, knowledge, challenges regarding building, maintaining, using, and collaboration of EOCs, and to proposed solutions for improvement. Meeting participants reviewed the current situation, main roles, challenges and needs of public health EOCs, agreed on the EOC-NET objectives, Terms of reference, and next steps related to key working areas identified.