Barcelona has entered the race to host the headquarters of the Spanish State Public Health Agency (AESAP). The city council of the Catalan capital officially submitted its bid on Friday for the agency to be based in the city, according to reports. The Newspaper and has been confirmed by ARA. The Ramon Llull building, located on the grounds of the Industrial SchoolThis is the space Barcelona is proposing to house this state health agency, whose main objectives are to centralize public health surveillance and prepare for and respond to future emergencies. The Barcelona proposal has the support of the Catalan Government (Generalitat) and the Barcelona Provincial Council (Diputación de Barcelona).