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Division 2.2 Responding to health threats rapidly and in a co-ordinated manner

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Activities under this section aim to contribute to capacity building for preparedness and rapid response to public health threats and emergencies. Activities would assist in particular the co-operation undertaken as part of the Community network on communicable diseasesf1 and other EC legislation in public health and may complement European Research Framework Programme activities.

Since the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)f2 became operational in 2005, this call will no longer include risk assessment activities that were previously supported under the public health programme and now fall under the remit of the ECDC (e.g. surveillance). This call, which has been established in consultation with ECDC, aims instead to promote activities that support management of risks. The Commission and the ECDC will ensure that no duplication of activities will occur.

Activities to counter the threat of deliberate release of biological agents will be undertaken in tandem with on-going activities on communicable diseases. These and the activities on deliberate releases of chemical agents are being developed following the conclusions of the Health Ministers of 15 November 2001 and the subsequent ‘Programme of co-operation on preparedness and response to Biological and Chemical attacks’ (Health Security)f3.

  1. 2.2.1Capacity to deal with an influenza pandemic and tackle particular health threats (Article 3.2.a., Annex — points 2.1., 2.2., 2.3., 2.4., 2.8.)
  2. 2.2.2Generic preparedness and response (Article 3.2.a., Annex — points 2.1., 2.2., 2.3., 2.4.)
  3. 2.2.3Health security and strategies relevant to communicable disease control (Article 3.2.a., Annex — points 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.9)
  4. 2.2.4Safety of blood, tissues and cells, organs (Article 3.2.a., Annex — points 2.6., 2.7.)

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 setting up a network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the Community (OJ L 268, 3.10.1998, p. 1).

2000/57/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1999 on the early warning and response system for the prevention and control of communicable diseases under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(1999) 4016) (OJ L 21, 26.1.2000, p. 32).

2000/96/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1999 on the communicable diseases to be progressively covered by the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(1999) 4015) (OJ L 28, 3.2.2000, p. 50).

2002/253/EC: Commission Decision of 19 March 2002 laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2002) 1043) (OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 44).

f2

Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a European Centre for disease prevention and control (OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

f3

See http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_threats/Bioterrorisme/bioterrorism01_en.pdf

Notes on Division 2

Footnotes

f1

Decision No 1513/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 (OJ L 232, 29.8.2002, p. 1).

f2

Refer also to FP6 Scientific Support to Policies, 5th Call, SSP-5A Areas 2.1 & 2.2.

See: http://fp6.cordis.lu/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP6ActivityCallsPage&ID_ACTIVITY=500

f3

Council Decision 2002/834/EC of 30 September 2002 adopting a specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration ‘Integrating and Strengthening the European Research Area’ (2002-2006) (OJ L 294, 29.10.2002, p. 1).

f4

The CORDIS web site links to the FP6 Priority 1 is http://www.cordis.lu/lifescihealth/ssp.htm