1. EpiNorth 2004-2006 Stein Andresen Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Norwegian Institute of Public Health sean@fhi.no 29 October 2004

2. Four projects/programmes Total funding in 1.000 USD

4. EpiNorth 2004 - 2006 - a framework for communicable disease surveillance, communication and training in Northern Europe EpiNorth journal EpiData EpiVax EpiTrain EpiNews EpiLinks EU Commission Project No 791202 Grant agreement No 2003216

5. Collaboration project in Northern Europe; scientific articles and information Four issues annually Connections with Eurosurveillance English-Russian text All partners responsible for distribution Paper (3.600 exemplars, free copies) and Internet version www.epinorth.org

6. Activities 2004 Journal and home-page www.epinorth.org

7. Incidence of rubella in 2002 per 100 000 n/a = data not available

9. Activities 2004 Training Jurmala, 25-30 October: Advanced course in epidemiology of infectious diseases

10. Kaliningrad, 1-2 June: Meeting of the regional epidemiologists of NW-Russia Activities 2004 Meeting of regional epidemiologists

11. An intervention to improve antibiotic use in Pediatric Infection Disease Hospital No 5, St. Petersburg Activities 2004 Proper use of antibiotics

12. Study-visits to Oslo, March, August, November. 22 medical doctors and health administrators from St. Petersburg, Leningrad, Nenets, Murmansk, and Kaliningrad. Komi, establish contact. Visit to Oslo? Activities 2004 Study-visits

13. Activities 2004 Immunisation Arkhangelsk, Murmansk and Karelia 2000-2003: 105.000 doses hep B 107.000 doses rubella Kaliningrad 2004: 3.500 doses hep B In collaboration with the Vishnevskaya- Rostropovich Foundation