Galway Bay fm newsroom - NUI Galway is set to lead a new international study into strengthening the EU's preparedness for future pandemics.
The university has been awarded almost €10 million in funding by the EU to develop a suite of novel concepts, services and IT systems to improve how the EU prepares for and responds to future outbreaks.
Starting this month, the PANDEM-2 project will last two years and will bring together a range of experts from 13 EU countries and 19 partners including the World Health Organisation.
New solutions developed by PANDEM-2 will enable the simulation of future pandemics and the training of pandemic managers on a national and pan-European basis.
The research will also allow for improved planning and management of critical resources including hospital beds, PPE and vaccines.
PANDEM-2 Coordinator and NUIG Professor Máire Connolly says the state-of-the-art tools that will be developed by PANDEM-2 have the potential to transform how Europe prepares for future large-scale healthcare crises...
