Infectious Disease Control and Vaccinations
Infectious Disease Control and Vaccinations Unit
- directs, supports and develops national monitoring and surveillance systems for infectious diseases and the national vaccination programme
- conducts surveillance of infectious diseases and evaluates infectious disease threats as well as the population-level impacts of vaccines
- supports and, if necessary, conducts outbreak investigations and draws up national guidelines for infectious disease control
- procures and supplies vaccines for the national vaccination programme
- arranges national and international training on the prevention and control of infectious diseases and vaccinations
- is part of an international network of authorities that monitors and controls infectious diseases (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC, World Health Organisation WHO).
Contact details
Anna Katz
Head of Unit, Chief Specialist
tel. +358 29 524 7424
e-mail: [email protected]
Postal address
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Infectious Disease Control and Vaccinations Unit
Po Box 30
FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland
