Health is not just the physical well being of an individual but also the social, emotional and cultural well being of the whole community, in which each individual is able to achieve their full potential as a human being, thereby bringing about the total well being of their community. Disease is...

The notion of state capacity has attracted renewed interest over the last few years, in particular in the study of violent conflict. Yet, state capacity is conceived differently depending on whether the interest lies in the state's power to discourage violent conflict, in its ability to...

Recoge: INtroduction - The communicable disease challenges to the European Union 2007-20013 - ECDC's role in 2007-2013 - ECDS targets and strategies - ECDS governance, management, organisations and resources - Monitoring and evaluation - Conclusion - Annexes