1. The Commission, relevant Union agencies and bodies and the Member States shall work together within the HSC to coordinate their efforts to develop, strengthen and maintain their capacities for monitoring, early warning and assessment of, and response to, serious cross-border threats to health.
The coordination shall, in particular, aim to:
(a)
share best practice and experience in prevention, preparedness and response planning;
(b)
promote the interoperability of national prevention and preparedness planning and the multi-sectoral dimension of prevention, preparedness and response planning at Union level;
(c)
support the implementation of capacity requirements for surveillance and response as referred to in the IHR;
(d)
support the development of the prevention, preparedness and response plans referred to in Articles 5 and 6;
(e)
monitor and discuss progress for gaps identified and actions to strengthen prevention, preparedness and response planning, including in the field of research, at cross-border regional, national and Union levels; and
(f)
facilitate the exchange, outside the joint procurement procedure laid down in Article 12, of information on medical countermeasures, including, where appropriate, on pricing and delivery dates.
2. The Commission and the Member States shall, where appropriate, conduct a dialogue with stakeholders, including health and care workers’ organisations, industry and supply chain stakeholders, and patient and consumer organisations.
3. The HSC shall also coordinate, where relevant, response to public health emergencies with the Health Crisis Board, where it is established in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2022/2372, and contribute accordingly to the coordination and information exchange within that body.