13 Amendments of Dolors MONTSERRAT related to 2020/0320(COD)
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In this respect, the Centre should be tasked with providing epidemiological information and its analysis, epidemiological modelling, anticipation and forecasting, relevant risk assessments and recommendations, which set out options for prevention and control of communicable diseases. Its actions should be consistent with a One-Health approach, recognising the interconnections between human and animal health and the environment, taking into account the fact that approximately 60% of communicable human diseases are of animal origin and that more work and resources should be dedicated to preventing and researching zoonotic diseases. It should monitor the capacity of the national health systems to respond to communicable disease threats, in particular given the importance of this information in the preparation of the national preparedness and response plans. The Centre should support the implementation of actions funded by the relevant Union funding programmes and instruments and related to communicable diseases, provide guidelines for treatment and case management based on a thorough assessment of the latest evidence, support epidemic and outbreak responses in Member States and third countries, including field response, and provide timely objective, reliable and easily accessible information on communicable diseases to the public. The Centre should also establish clear procedures for cooperation with the public health actors in third countries, as well as international organisations competent in the field of public health hence contributing to EU’s commitment to reinforcing partners’ preparedness and response capacity.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To effectively support the work of the Centre and ensure the fulfilment of its mission, Member States should be tasked to communicate continuously and comprehensively to the Centre data on the surveillance of communicable diseases and other special health issues such as antimicrobial resistance and healthcare- associated infections related to communicable diseases, available scientific and technical data and information relevant to the Centre’s mission, to notify the Centre rapidly of any serious cross-border threats to health, information on preparedness and response planning and actual health system capacity to address the threat and its possible consequences, and provide relevant information that may be useful for coordinating the response, as well as identify recognised competent bodies and public health experts available to assist in Union responses to health threats.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) With a view to enhance the effectiveness of epidemiological surveillance of communicable diseases and of the related special health issues in the Union, the Centre should be tasked with the further development of digital platforms and applications, supporting epidemiological surveillance at Union level, enabling the use of digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, in the compilation and analysis of data, and providing Member States with technical and scientific advice to establish integrated epidemiological surveillance systems, with shared objectives and competences that make it possible to progress a European action agenda. Such digital platforms and applications should be developed with integrated EU space generated data with the intention to be integrate them in the future European Health Data Space as governed by the Union legislation.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To strengthen the capacity of the Union and Member States to assess the epidemiological situation and perform accurate risk assessment and response, the Centre should in particular monitor and report on trends in communicable diseases, support and facilitate evidence-based response action, provide recommendations for improvement of communicable disease prevention and control programmes established at the national and Union level, monitor and assess the capacity of national health systems for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of communicable diseases, including in a gender-sensitive way, identify population groups at risk requiring specific measures, analyse the correlation of disease incidence with societal and, environmental and climate factors, and identify risk factors for transmission and disease severity of communicable diseases, and identify research needs and priorities. The Centre should work with nominated national focal points for surveillance, forming a network that strategically advises the Centre on such matters and would promote the use of enabling sectors, such as EU space data and services.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) With the aim of reducing the occurrence of epidemics and strengthening capacities to prevent communicable diseases in the Union, the Centre should develop a framework for the prevention of communicable diseases, which addresses such issues as vaccine preventable diseases, antimicrobial resistance, health education, health literacy and behaviour change. In addition, the Centre should coordinate a multidisciplinary Working Group for Prevention and Early Detection, made up of representatives of the European Environment Agency (EEA), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), to implement a holistic approach to the prevention and early detection of communicable diseases, systematically integrating the analysis and assessment of risks associated with environmental, climate and food factors with epidemiological surveillance, the weaknesses of national health systems and the concentration of vulnerable groups in the population.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Centre should enhance preparedness and response capabilities at national and Union level by providing scientific and technical expertise to the Member States and the Commission. In this context the Centre, in close collaboration with the Member States and the Commission, should carry out various actions, including the development of multi-sectoral Union and national preparedness and response plans and preparedness monitoring and evaluation frameworks, provide recommendations on capacities to prevent, prepare and respond to disease outbreaks and on the strengthening of national health systems. The Centre should broaden its collection and analysis of data in terms of epidemiological surveillance and related special health issues, progression of epidemic situations, unusual epidemic phenomena or new diseases of unknown origin, including in third countries, molecular pathogen data and health systems data. To this end, the Centre should ensure appropriate datasets as well as the procedures to facilitate consultation and data transmission and access, carry out scientific and technical evaluation of prevention and control measures at Union level and work with agencies, competent bodies and organisations operating in the field of data collection.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) facilitate the development and implementation of actions, funded by relevant Union funding programmes and instruments, including the implementation of joint actions; in particular the actions of the EU4Health programme 2021-2027 to strengthen the resilience of national health systems to cross-border health threats, and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, in view of the well-defined causal links between communicable diseases and the development of cancer (such as the hepatitis B virus and the human papillomavirus).
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point h
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point h
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5a – paragraph 2
Article 5a – paragraph 2
2. The Centre shall develop a framework for the prevention of communicable diseases and special issues, including vaccine preventable diseases, DNA sequencing and gene therapy, antimicrobial resistance, health education, health literacy and behaviour change.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5a – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5a – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Centre shall coordinate a multidisciplinary Working Group for Prevention and Early Detection, made up of representatives of the European Environment Agency (EEA), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), to implement a holistic approach to the prevention and early detection of communicable diseases, systematically integrating the analysis and assessment of risks associated with environmental, climate and food factors with epidemiological surveillance, the weaknesses of national health systems and the concentration of vulnerable groups in the population.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5a – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Centre, in coordination with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Commission and the Member States, shall develop initiatives and tools to expand vaccination coverage in Europe, improving the quality and availability of coverage data, and to increase acceptance of vaccines and counter vaccine hesitancy.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 5b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) contribute to the development, regular review and updating of multi- sectoral preparedness plans and blueprints of multi-sectoral threat- specific preparedness plans for adoption by the HSC;
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 11a – paragraph 5
Article 11a – paragraph 5
5. The Centre shall, upon request of the Commission, facilitate the development of field response capabilities and crisis management expertise among the Centre’s staff and experts from EU and EEA countries, EU candidate countries and potential candidates, as well as European Neighbourhood Policy and EU partner countries, upon request of the Commissionhelping to achieve Goal 3.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals, which seeks, by 2030, to ‘end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases’.