This article is about Platform for European Preparedness Against (Re-)emerging Epidemics. For other uses, see
Prepare.
European Union's project against epidemics
PREPARE is an acronym for the
European Union's Platform for European Preparedness Against (Re-)emerging Epidemics.[1] The coordinator is professor
Herman Goossens of the
University of Antwerp.[2] It was activated on 31 December 2019 in response to
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and as of February 2020[update] was operating in outbreak response mode 2 (mobilisation), the second of three modes.[3]