WASHINGTON — As learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) should be re-envisioned to better protect the nation from future threats, including bioterrorism attacks, pandemics, and emerging infectious diseases, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

 

The report identifies four priority areas for PHEMCE’s improvement: recommitting to its mission; revising its operations and processes; enhancing collaboration with nonfederal partners; and navigating legal and policy issues that have impeded PHEMCE objectives.