Manuel Franco

Head of International Relations at the Spanish Society of Public Health and Healthcare Administration (SESPAS), organiser of the 2026 European Public Health Conference (EUPHA), Ikerbasque Research Professor at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) and professor and researcher at the universities of Alcalá and Johns Hopkins

BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change
University of Alcalá
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Spanish Public Health Society (SESPAS)

Surveillance is always dynamic and adaptive to circumstances. This has been the case during all waves and phases of the pandemic. The step taken is important, well thought out and positive.

Moreover, the change in surveillance is not a change in one Autonomous Community or country, but what is going to happen in Europe and worldwide.

Surveillance through sentinel centres is very good in Spain for different pathologies. For example, influenza and childhood obesity, among others.

Primary care must be able to return to its "normal" tasks. Pandemic control must always be improved and strengthened from a public health and primary care perspective.

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