Preparedness for cross-border health threats
by John F. Ryan, European Commission Director for Public Health and Crisis Management
Cross border health threats represent a substantial challenge to both developed and underdeveloped countries. Because of vector spread and the development of rapid transport links across and between continents, all parts of the world can be quickly affected by outbreaks. The potential for severe human health impacts is accompanied by often very substantial societal and economic disruption. As a result, a solid preparedness culture is a good defence, allied to strong core capacities in the form of surveillance systems, reporting, alerting and response mechanisms covering human and animal health. The coordinatio
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ECHEMNET - European Chemical Emergency Network
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EpiSouth+ - Network for the Control of Public Health Threats and other bio-security risks in the Mediterranean Region and Balkans
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SHIPSAN - The impact on maritime transport of health threats due to biological, chemical and radiological agents, including communicable diseases
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AIRSAN - Coordinated action in the aviation sector to control public health threats
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REACT – Response to Emerging infectious disease: Assessment and development of Core capacities and Tools
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QUANDHIP - Quality Assurance Exercises and Networking on the Detection of Highly Infectious Pathogens
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Syndromic Surveillance Survey, Assessment towards Guidelines for Europe. (Triple S-AGE)
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See other related projects managed by CHAFEA
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