Italian support to the UfM/EuroMed Projects Dr. Pasqualino Rossi DG for EU and International Relations Head, Unit IV Ministry of Health - Italy Rome, 19 May 2014
The Barcelona process: Union for the Mediterranean - health Main objectives: Promoting sustainable development through improving human health; Enhancing co-ordination of international activities between participants; Improving their capacity to set priorities in health in the fields of communicable and non-communicable diseases; Helping to ensure equal access to quality care on a sustainable basis for their populations by strengthening healthcare systems.
The «TRIGGER» Event France Presidency Event: Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Health Cairo, Egypt November 16-17, 2008 First step in a wider process of regional cooperation in public health based on concrete projects
The «TRIGGER» Event Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Health Cairo, Egypt - November 16-17, 2008 Objective: To promote mutual cooperation and to develop health programmes in order to strengthen health systems and ensure effective response to health needs among Euro-Mediterranean Countries Focus on operative projects
The «TRIGGER» Event Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Health Cairo, Egypt - November 16-17, 2008 3 areas Communicable disease Non Communicable disease Strengthening Health Systems
Italian proposals presented at the Cairo Conference Strengthen Health Systems Building a Mediterranean network for organ transplantation Assistance to bone marrow transplantation Pediatric cardio-surgery implementation Non Communicable Diseases Cancer register implementation Cancer screening programmes Mediterranean network for the management of gluten intolerance Communicable Diseases - EPISOUTH Strengthening network of surveillance & control of inf. diseases
Italian Initiatives/2 Main features of 2011/2012 re-financing: 1. Identification of areas of interest 2. Call for tender 3. Possibility of EU-wide participation
Italian Initiatives Progetti di partenariato euro-mediterraneo in corso nel 2012 Progetto Partner Paesi coinvolti (non-ue) Medicel Network mediterraneo per la celiachia Mediterranean Network for celiac disease Laboratorio Europeo per lo studio delle Malattie Indotte da Alimenti (ELFID) Albania, Bosnia Erzegovina, Egitto, Israele, Libia, Marocco, Montenegro, Palestina, Tunisia, Turchia Sorveglianza epidemiologica per il controllo delle malattie neoplastiche nei paesi del Mediterraneo: dalla registrazione del cancro ai modelli statistici Istituto Superiore di Sanità Algeria, Egitto, Israele, Libia, Marocco, Palestina, Turchia A population-based AMI register: assessing the feasibility for a pilot study to implement a surveillance system of acute myocardical infarction in mediterranean countries according to Eurociss recommendations Istituto Superiore di Sanità Egitto Rete internazionale mediterranea per l incremento della donazione di organi Istituto Superiore di Sanità Albania, Cipro, Egitto, Israele, Libano, Libia, Marocco, Tunisia, Turchia Cancer screening and early diagnosis in the mediterranean area: costruzione di una rete di collaborazione tra agenzie internazionali e Ministeri della salute mediterranei per training e capacity building locali Azienda ospedaliero universitaria San Giovanni Battista di Torino 9 Albania, Algeria, Bosnia Erzegovina, Cipro, Egitto, Giordania, Israele, Kosovo, Libano, Libia, Macedonia, Marocco, Montenegro, Palestina, Serbia, Siria, Tunisia, Turchia
Italian Initiatives - 2012 3 priority areas 1. Oncology (prevention, epidemiology) 2. Child & Maternal Health 3. Acute Respiratory Failure 10
Accordi stipulati nel 2012 e in corso nel 2013 Progetto Beneficiario Paesi coinvolti (non-ue) Cancer screening and early diagnosis in Mediterranean area: a multicollaborative coordination and training approach Interventi in materia di salute materno-infantile Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino Laboratorio Europeo per lo Studio delle Malattie Indotte da Alimenti Albania, Algeria, Bosnia Erzegovina, Cipro, Egitto, Giordania, Kosovo, Libano, Libia, Macedonia, Marocco, Montenegro, Palestina, Serbia, Siria, Tunisia Albania, Algeria, Arabia Saudita, Bosnia Erzegovina, Cipro, Egitto, Israele, Libano, Libia, Marocco, Montenegro, Palestina, Tunisia, Turchia I registri tumori e la prevenzione primaria delle neoplasie associate, fattori di rischio noti nei paesi del Mediterraneo Preparazione ed interventi finalizzati al contrasto alle situazioni cliniche che possono sviluppare un quadro di insufficienza respiratoria grave Istituto Superiore di Sanità Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo di Monza Algeria, Egitto, Israele, Libia, Marocco, Palestina, Turchia Albania, Tunisia 11
Italian Initiatives - 2013 4 priority areas 1. Woman s health 2. Contrast to tobacco in youth 3. Mental Health 4. Contrast to emergencies from Comm Diseases (Preparedness and planning) 12
Accordi stipulati nel 2013 Progetto I tumori femminili nei paesi del Mediterraneo: strategie per aumentare la consapevolezza e la partecipazione delle donne a interventi di diagnosi precoce/screening Beneficiario Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino Iniziative per il contrasto al fumo di tabacco nei giovani Istituto per lo studio e la prevenzione oncologica di Firenze Rete del Mediterraneo per la preparazione alle malattie infettive emergenti e riemergenti (Rete MedPreMIER) Demenze e malattia di Alzheimer nei paesi del Mediterrane (ALZMED) Istituto Superiore di Sanità Università degli Studi di Pavia 13
EuroMed UfM Health Projects common milestones Information Formation Networking Study visits Epidemiological data collection Drafting of guidelines Dissemination Publications National Health Systems growth in a partnership perspective
EuroMed - UfM Health Projects Main achievements Possibility to put in place technical groups able to overtake the serious social problems that have involved many countries in this geographical area Involvement of 17 extra-eu countries : Northern-Africa (5), Middle-East (5), Balkans (6), Turkey Publication of the results of some projects in prestigious international scientific journals Important collaborations with WHO, IARC and other international scientific organisations Institution of a specific Working Group by DGSANCO Stakeholders networking 15
Globally, a good balance! INVESTMENTES OUTCOMES 16
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