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Division 3.2.1 Protect citizens against health threats (Annex — points 1.1.1, 1.1.2 and 1.2.3)

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Three priority areas have been defined in order to improve the protection of European citizens against health threats:

  • the prevention and the control of existing or emerging communicable diseases,

  • the preparedness for health emergencies,

  • the response capacity against CBRN attacks.

  1. 3.2.1.1Develop prevention and control of existing or emerging Communicable diseases (Annex — points 1.1.1, 1.1.2 and 1.2.3)
  2. 3.2.1.2Improve preparedness for and response to health emergencies, including climate change, issues related to pandemic influenza and interregional cooperation (Annex — points 1.1.1, 1.1.3 and 1.1.5)
  3. 3.2.1.3Enhance existing response capacity against threats from biological, chemical and radiological agents as well as emerging environmental burden of diseases (Annex — points 1.1.1. and 1.1.4.)

Notes on Division 3

Footnotes

f1

http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_overview/strategy/health_strategy_en.htm

f2

http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_projects/project_en.htm

Notes on Division 3.2

Footnotes

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Proposals received under the second Health Programme calls should not overlap those falling under the remit of the ECDC. The ECDC Strategic multi annual programme 2007-2013 can be found at http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/About_us/Key_documents/Documents/ECDC_MAS_.pdf

f2

http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_threats/Bioterrorisme/docs/keydo_bio_05_en.pdf