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Division 2.2.3 Health security and strategies relevant to communicable disease control (Article 3.2.a., Annex — points 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.9)

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Several projects have been initiated on modelling and surveillance of deliberate releases of biological or chemical agents. However, information and knowledge on the review, development and evaluation of policies and plans for dealing with health security emergencies are still incomplete, and proposals would be supported.

In order to be able to control communicable diseases it is essential to have appropriate strategies and structures in place. This action aims to promote activities for policy implementation and strategies related to preparedness (such as pre-event vaccinations or stockpiling) and control/elimination of communicable diseases. Actions that support communication with various extra-mural professional disciplines (e.g. general practitioners, pharmacists, veterinarians, and relevant non-medical disciplines) and facilitate co-operation through platforms and networking would be supported. Other priorities are:

  • activities that foster the exchange of best practice on vaccination and immunisation strategies;

  • sharing of best practices on patient safety issues, in particular management and control of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance;

  • activities on controlling adverse effects (from vaccines, chemicals, antivirals, other medicines and medical devices), in cooperation with EMEA;

  • analyses of the feasibility of establishing European reference laboratories in the area of human health.

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

Notes on Division 2.2

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