Active Citizenship Network has recently signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Belgium non-profit organization Vaccine monitoring Collaboration for Europe (VAC4EU), the sustainability solution of the ADVANCE project which was funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative, whose main missions are to: access and analyze available and newly collected health data to allow for evidence-based decisions by people, who need to either regulate, advise, prescribe or decide on vaccines; support reliable and rapid generation of evidence on vaccines in Europe; and train and to provide rapid access to a unique vaccine expert community and study network in Europe. ACN and VAC4EU have agreed to join forces to support each other’s initiatives on the promotion of public health, with particular reference to vaccination and prevention policies.

The two will also commit to build synergy and consensus between different stakeholders in order to accelerate the empowerment of citizens and their participation in European public policies.