European Genetics Foundation

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Screening for Hepatitis B and C among migrants in the European Union (EU-HEP-SCREEN)

Programme: Programme of Community Action in the Field of Health

Start date: 01/10/2011 . End date: 30/09/2014

Description: Chronic viral hepatitis B and C is a major health problem in many European countries. Migrants from endemic areas in particular, are the most affected and hard to reach population groups. The general objective of this project is to assess, describe and communicate to public health professionals the tools and conditions necessary for implementing successful and cost effective screening programmes for hepatitis B and C among migrants in the European Union

EGF role: Partner

Website: Under construction

HeC - Health-e-Child

Programme: 6th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the European Union.

Start date: January 2006 . End date: April 2010

Description:

This Integrated Project is coordinated by Siemens and financed by the European Commission within the thematic priority Information Society Technologies. Its main objective is the development of an integrated platform for health care in the paediatric sector. The long term goal is to enable free access of universal databanks in the biomedical field. Besides that, the Project focuses on individual prevention, screening, early diagnosis, care and follow-up of heart diseases in the paediatric age and on the creation of a Grid-enabled European Network of advanced clinical centres that will share and annotate biomedical metadata, validate the systems and disseminate the excellence at European level producing new technologies, clinical workflows and standards. Health-e-Child has been nominated project of the month by eHealthNews.eu.

EGF role: Coordinator of the project`s training activities.

Website: www.health-e-child.org/

MedGeNet - Euro Mediterranean Network for Genetic Services

Programme: 6th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the European Union - Specific International Scientific Cooperation Activities (INCO).

Start date: October 2006 . End date: December 2008

Description: The primary objective of the MedGeNet European Project is to expand the human expertise in clinical genetics and cancer genetics in Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPC) through the transfer of knowledge and technology between the two rims of the Mediterranean which share a common burden of genetic diseases but have different diagnosis methods and therapies. Through the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean Network of Genetic Telecounselling and Telepathology consultation and advanced education for health professionals and medical staff, the MedGeNet Project will enable developing countries to share a diagnostic database and carry out distant diagnosis of genetic diseases with the help of international experts.

EGF role: Coordinator

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EuMed Cancer - GeMed-Network

Programme: EUMEDIS (Euro Mediterranean Information Society)

Start date: July 2002 . End date: July 2005

Description: The objectives of this European project are the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean Health Network and the transfer and sharing of scientific expertise and resources aimed at care and treatment of hereditary diseases (especially cancer). Thanks to this project, the European Genetics Foundation has contributed to the development and the diffusion of a low-cost diagnostic test called THAL CHIP that enables the identification of several genetic diseases in the developing countries that still lack adequate infrastructures.

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Website: www.eumedconnect.net

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