Translation of "centre canadien des maladies transmissibles " (French → English) :

1. In order to enhance the capacity of the Community and the Member States to protect human health through the prevention and control of human disease, the mission of the Centre shall be to identify, assess and communicate current and emerging threats to human health from communicable diseases.

The Centre’s mission should be to identify, assess and communicate current and emerging threats to human health from communicable diseases.

To achieve this, my plan to establish a Centre responsible for carrying out tasks on the control of diseases relevant to public health, to be established by 2005, will be presented to the Commission shortly. It would aim to enhance surveillance, coordinate common responses, set up and maintain a network of reference laboratories and collaborate with Member States, candidate countries and international organisations such as the WHO. Although the centre would be small, it would be influential. In addition to coordinating action and technical support, it should provide independent scientific advice to the Commission, other EU Institutions a ...[+++]nd Member States.

1. In order to be the subject of trade, serum must come from equidae which show none of the serious transmissible diseases referred to in Directive 90/426/EEC (4) or of the serious transmissible diseases to which equidae are susceptible and have been obtained in bodies or centres not subject to health restrictions pursuant to that Directive.

Support Member States in their efforts to implement the Dublin and Vilnius declarations. Contribute to efforts to improve general knowledge and to raise awareness of the general public on the prevention of HIV infection, as well as of other sexually transmitted infections. Contribute to activities that aim at establishing a respectful, non-discriminatory and accepting societal atmosphere and behaviour towards people with HIV/AIDS. Facilitate the use of existing EC financing instruments for the implementation of comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategies within the Member States and in neighbouring countries. Promote the investment in the ...[+++] appropriate research and development of effective behavioural and risk reducing as well as prophylactic measures, such as vaccines and microbicides, and cure. Encourage the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control to further reinforce and coordinate existing activities on the surveillance of communicable diseases, including HIV/AIDS, in coordination with national institutes and international specialised observatories. Facilitate the collaboration between the Member States, accession, candidate and neighbouring countries and relevant international organisations in order to promote the exchange of good practices and joint projects. Promote and continue the dialogue and cooperation with countries at a regional and global level, as well as with international organisations such as UN AIDS, both in health and development policy context, in order to achieve further regional and global progress in the fight against the spread of the HIV".

- Objective: Stronger international cooperation in legal and judicial affairs By actions which include: - working together more closely on obtaining evidence and other information - developing a nowhere to hide policy for international fugitives through better international mechanisms for extradition, deportation and mutual legal assistance - Objective: To promote environmental protection and nuclear safety By: actions which include - a more intensive dialogue and coordination of negotiating positions on major global issues in fora such as the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and the Global Environmental Facility - more discussion on regulatory cooperation on chemicals issues such as trade in hazardous chemicals, harmonisation of cl ...[+++]assification and labelling and reduction of risks from hazardous substances - continuing work on biotechnology issues and stepping up efforts to decrease air pollution - joint projects to help Central and Eastern European countries and the countries of the former Soviet Union deal with their environmental problems - joint efforts to secure the safety of all nuclear power stations throughout Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, the Ukraine and the NIS - promoting the ratification of the International Convention on Nuclear Safety - Objective: A global early warning system and response network for communicable diseases By actions which include - a joint task force to develop and implement the system (see box) - increased training and professional exchanges - increased follow-up on World Health Organisation resolutions on outbreak and reporting responsibilities and strengthened response centres HEALTH Tracking viruses If an Early Warning System for communicable diseases was created, it would enable scientists to track mutations and variations in killer viruses such as HIV, Ebola and the Hanta.