EpiNorth 2004-2006

Stein AndresenDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

sean@fhi.no

29 October 2004

Four projects/programmes

Nordic project 1.540’

Barents Health Progr. 883’

CBBS’ Task Force 75’ EU Commission 420’

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Total funding in 1.000 USD

EpiNorth 2004 - 2006 - a framework for communicable disease surveillance,

communication and training in Northern Europe

• EpiNorth journal• EpiData• EpiVax• EpiTrain • EpiNews• EpiLinks

EU Commission Project No 791202 Grant agreement No 2003216

• Collaboration project in Northern Europe; scientific articles and information

• Four issues annually • Connections with Eurosurveillance• English-Russian text• All partners responsible

for distribution • Paper (3.600 exemplars, free

copies) and Internet version www.epinorth.org

Activities 2004

Journal and home-page

www.epinorth.org

Incidence of rubella in 2002 per 100 000

n/a = data not available

Activities 2004

Training

Jurmala, 25-30 October: Advanced course in epidemiology of infectious diseases

Kaliningrad, 1-2 June: Meeting of the regional epidemiologists of NW-Russia

Activities 2004

Meeting of regional epidemiologists

An intervention to improve antibiotic use in Pediatric Infection Disease Hospital No 5, St. Petersburg

Activities 2004

Proper use of antibiotics

Study-visits to Oslo,March, August, November.22 medical doctors and health administrators from St. Petersburg, Leningrad, Nenets, Murmansk, and Kaliningrad.

Komi, establish contact. Visit to Oslo?

Activities 2004

Study-visits

Activities 2004

Immunisation

Arkhangelsk, Murmansk and Karelia 2000-2003:

105.000 doses hep B

107.000 doses rubella

Kaliningrad 2004:

3.500 doses hep B

In collaboration with the Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation