The general aim of the project was to develop and exchange solutions to handle specific issues relating to the vulnerability of mobile and migrant populations, with a specific focus on young people to HIV/AIDS.

More specifically, the objectives of the project was: - to collect and disseminate in-depth information, including epidemiological developments, regarding mobile populations in the European Member States and the applicant countries;
- to stimulate collaboration and networking between European Member States and applicant countries on the issue of (young) migrants;
- to stimulate links and collaboration between governmental and non-governmental organisations in the area of migration and youth at the national and the European level, with a focus on active involvement of the respective populations/communities;
- to assess and document best practice with respect to prevention, care and support in Europe in the field of HIV/AIDS and migrant, mobile & young people;
- to continue developing new approaches in regard to effective HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support, concerning migrant, mobile and young populations;
- to provide health professionals in the field of migration and youth with the opportunity of skills building and exchange of knowledge and expertise;
- to operate a helpdesk and make information and consultancy available to a wide network of professionals in the field and to policy makers at the national and the European level.
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The EpiNorth project aims to improve communicable disease control and communication in Northern Europe and across the border to Russia. Key objectives of the project are: - Epinorth. Publish a peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to communicable disease epidemiology and control. - EpiData. Publish an annual report of communicable diseases for Northern Europe. - EpiVax. Maintain a guide to the vaccination programmes in Northern Europe. - EpiNews. Develop a dynamic news service on the web with reports of outbreaks and trends of communicable diseases in Northern Europe. - EpiTrain. Run a training programme in communicable disease epidemiology. - EpiLinks. Maintain a library of web links to communicable disease epidemiology sites in Europe and Russia.
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The overall purpose was to further develop the models of good practice and current tools to support the planning and implementation of coordinated and comprehensive health promotion and social care services for migrant sex workers and trafficked women in all EU countries, through an on-going pan-European cooperation and through expanding the network by including the new EU member countries.
The general objectives were:
1. To consolidate and further develop HIV/STI prevention, health and social promotion interventions for migrant and mobile sex workers in Europe.
2. To promote human rights and equality in public health policies for migrant/mobile sex workers and trafficked women.
3. To facilitate the sharing of knowledge, experience and good practices among service providers and community based organisations on pan-European level.
4. To consolidate and expand the network of 25 countries in Europe, and to strengthen their capacity for effective interventions within a sub-regional cooperation model.
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The main objectives of IPSE are to: (a) establish a consensus Infection Control Professional core curriculum and inventory of courses, (b) produce deliverables providing managers and health services staff with timely and periodic information and indicators of the morbidity of HAI, (c) make available evidence-based guidelines and educational tools to better and effectively manage the risk of HAI and AMR. Early detection and response to nosocomial outbreaks of known or new pathogens, including multiple resistant organisms should progress (2002/77/EC). The project is intended to foster the containment of the emergence and spread of multiple resistant organisms in the ICU through an integrated surveillance programme and provide educational support to new HAI surveillance networks. Finally a consensus on surveillance of healthcare-associated infections in EU nursing homes is necessary.
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The principal objective is to further improve and expand a basic, fully computerized, infectious disease surveillance network for Europe to follow time trends in incidence of the 40+ diseases at EU-level and make available the information needed to interpret the results. To achieve this the project aims at the active participation of 28 European countries. Thus the intent is to expand the network and introduce the methodology of BSN to all 10 new member states. This project is intended to be a useful instrument to be incorporated in the ECDC. The aim was therefore to prepare the BSN for a probable future transfer to the new European centre for disease prevention and control. Cooperation with the disease specific networks is envisaged and also cooperation with international organisations such as the WHO, especially the European office to which the CISID (The Computerized Information System for Infectious Diseases) is linked. Furthermore the project aims at quality control and development of methods for interpretation and analysis of data transferred to the network.
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