Florika Fink-Hooijer | Director General
Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority
Dr. Florika Fink-Hooijer
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, HEALTH EMERGENCY, PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE AUTHORITY (DG HERA)
Dr. Florika Fink-Hooijer leads the DG HERA in the European Commission. DG HERA’s primary mission is to counter vulnerabilities and strategic dependencies within the EU in relation to threat analysis, development, production, procurement, stockpiling and distribution of medical countermeasures, irrespective of the cause of the health emergency.
Florika combines strong leadership skills with in-depth experience in EU policy making and international negotiations. A lawyer by training, she holds extensive expertise in foreign and security policy, humanitarian aid and disaster risk reduction, including civil-military cooperation as well as environmental policies.
Appearances:
Day 2 (21st October) @ 16:00
Europe’s Vision for Global Health Security: Designing Sustainable Vaccine Financing and Preparedness Systems
- How can Europe define evidence-based criteria to decide when eradication, elimination, or long-term control of major infectious threats (i.e. Health Threat Prioritisation Assessment for medical countermeasures) is achievable and desirable?
- What economic models and tools are needed to ensure predictable, long-term investment in vaccine R&D, manufacturing platforms, and preparedness infrastructure and implementation of immunisation programs?
- How can European institutions pivot global R&D and preparedness financing from reactive, crisis-driven surges to mission-oriented, multi-decade planning?
- Which policy levers, such as long-term contracts, advance market commitments, and pooled procurement, can reliably diversify and stabilize vaccine supply for both routine immunisation and emergency response?
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