The collaboration in Northern Europe continues; EpiNorth Stein Andresen Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Norwegian Institute of Public Health 4 June 2004
Funding (1000 USD) Nordic Council of Ministers ? Norwegian Barents Health Prog ? CBSS Task Force ? - EU Public Health Programme Northern Dimension Partnership ? ? NIPH and partner institutions considerable contributions
Kaliningrad, 1-2 June: Meeting of the regional epidemiologists of NW-Russia Task Force # 101 (2001) # 170 (2002) Activities 2004 Meeting of regional epidemiologists
An intervention to improve antibiotic use in Children Infection Disease Hospital No 5, St. Petersburg Task Force # 206 Activities 2004 Proper use of antibiotics
Activities 2004 Journal and home-page
Activities 2004 Training Murmansk:Training in practical use of EpiInfo Riga: Advanced course in epidemiology of infectious diseases
Study-visits to Oslo; 18 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 : doses hep B doses rubella Kaliningrad 2004: doses hep B In collaboration with the Vishnevskaya- Rostropovich Foundation
Conclusions Health programs come and go Networks and relationships between institutes and organisations prevail - if based on good personal relations Networks and relationships need continuos input