Institut de veille sanitaire

The Institut de veille sanitaire (InVS; English: French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, literally "Institute of Health Surveillance") was a French public establishment of the Health minister. It was merged in 2016 with other health agencies into the Agence nationale de santé publique (Santé Publique France; English: French National Public Health Agency, literally "National Agency for Public Health") [1] .[2]

Institut de veille sanitaire (Sanitary Surveillance Institute)
Agency overview
Formed1998
Dissolved2016
Superseding agency
  • Agence nationale de santé publique (National Public Health Agency)
JurisdictionFrance
HeadquartersSaint-Maurice cedex
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Dr Françoise Weber, Director General
  • Jean-Claude Desenclos, Scientific Director
Parent agencyFrench Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
WebsiteOfficial website

Its mission was to survey the health of the population and, if required (for example in the case of an epidemics), to alert the administration, health specialists and the whole of the population. This surveillance role was shared with other public organisations such as the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM) and the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (Anses).

The Institut de veille sanitaire was criticized by the press for its lack of response during the European heat wave of 2003 but was cleared by several official commissions.

See also

References
  1. "LOI n° 2016-41 du 26 janvier 2016 de modernisation de notre système de santé". legifrance.gouv.fr (in French).
  2. "French National Public Health Agency". eurohealthnet.eu.
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