7 Amendments of Petros KOKKALIS related to 2020/0320(COD)
Amendment 79 #
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 approachpolicy framework, recognising the interconnections between human and animal health and the environmentclimate change and the spread of zoonotic diseases. Communication mechanisms and frameworks should therefore be established during non-emergency periods, and always with a focus on the One Health approach. 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 95 #
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 in a timely manner to the Centre complete 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 of any serious cross-border threats to health, information on preparedness and response planning and health system capacity, 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 116 #
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 systematically 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, climate and environmental factors, and identify risk factors for transmission and disease severity of communicable diseases, and identify research needs and priorities. The Centre should work with the European Climate and Health Observatory and 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 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) With the aim of reducing the occurrence of epidemics and strengthening resilience and 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.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In order to enhance the capacity of the Union and the Member States to protect human health, in the context of the One Health approach, through the prevention and control of communicable diseases in humans and those related special health issues set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) …/… [OJ: Please insert the number of Regulation SCBTH [ISC/2020/12524]], the mission of the Centre shall be to identify, assess and report on current and emerging threats to human health from communicable diseases, and provide recommendations for response at Union and national levels, as well as at regional level, if necessary.
Amendment 203 #
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 a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) search for, collect, collate, evaluate and disseminate relevant scientific and technical data and information, considerusing the latest technologies including artificial intelligence;
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 851/2004
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8b – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) adoption of guidancecommon guidelines for the Member States for the prevention, treatment and control of a serious cross- border threat to health.