Full list of projects 1999

Title of Project CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS : PREPARING THE BASIS FOR COMPARATIVE SURVEILLANCE IN THE PROPOSED NETWORK FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Organization Name: ROBERT KOCH-INSTITUTE Address: Nordufer 20 D-13353 - BERLIN Telephone / Fax: 49-30-4547.2000 / 49-30-4547.2610 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. THOMAS BREUER	Partner Countries A,B,D,DK,E,EL,F,FIN,I,IRL,S,UK
Start of Project 1/11/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans To evaluate and develop common methodologies for surveillance of the spread and impact of Campulobacter infections in Europe and to define the need and scope of a European network on human Campylobacter infections after the following information h as been obtained: 1) inventory on recommendations for Campylobacter testing and laboratory methods used by national reference laboratories in European countires and a mail-survey of local laboratories in selected countries on tools and algorithms used for Campylobacter diagnosis. 2) an inventory on existing human surveillance systems for Campulobacter in European countries

Title of Project IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THE EUROPEAN GAY AIDS PREVENTION (GAP) NETWORK
Organization Name: COGAM - COLECTIVO DE GAIS Y LESBIANAS DE MADRID Address: 37, Fuencarral E-28004 - MADRID Telephone / Fax: 34.1.5224517 / 34.1.5224517 Web site: www.mindthegap.org E-mail: Contact person: Mr PEDRO GONZALEZ ZEROLO	Partner Countries B, DK, F, D, IRL, I, L, P, E, S, NL, UK, A
Start of Project 1/04/1999	Duration of Project (months) 21
Project Objectives and Action Plans To implement a research and development programme on the European level which ameliorates HIV prevention targeting men who have sex with men. This will be done by: implementing 4 pilot projects: prevention targeting young gay men, dealing with the influence of serostatus on prevention, developing effective prevention targeting gay tourists and developing models of good practice of collaboration between health authorities and commercial gay venues. These pilots described in detail elsewhere. Monitoring the effects of the new therapies on prevention. Stimulating exchange and collaboration. Providing a Clearing House. Stimulating adequate monitoring research. Attempting to synchronise and uniformise prevention messages. Linking with other European networks to avoid doubling work and to increase effect.
Outcomes of the project Executive summary (23 KB) Final report(323 KB) Related documents: Annex(454 KB)

Title of Project ACCES PROCEDURES FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS TO HOME-CARE SETTINGS IN THE EUROPEAN LARGE CITIES: NETWORKING BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Organization Name: COOPERATIVA FARSI PROSSIMO CARITAS AMBROSIANA Address: Via San Bernardino, 4 I-20122 - MILANO Telephone / Fax: +39-2-76.02.28.14 / +39-2-76.00.31.63 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Mr ELEUTERIO REA	Partner Countries UK, A, EL, P, D E
Start of Project 30/01/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans - To enlarge the experience of our last project ('Acces procedures for AIDS affected people to home care setting in European large cities: networking between private and public institutions', financed by the European Union SOC97 202348 05F02 and realized toghether with Madrid and Munich) building a big European network involving a larger number of partners. This will permit a more complete comparison amongst the experiences of home car setting for AIDS affected people. - To mark comparisons in the relationships between public and private agencies and their networking experiences. - To develop a mapping of the public and private home care and rehabilitation services of the partner cities. - To improve home care settings accessibility. - To study responses to new emerging requirements (psychiatric problems, social problems, etc.). - To study experiences with post-shelter rehabilitation, the return to family re-entry into the working world, etc. - To study what king of providers are needed, and what training they need, for new assistance and rehabilitation projects. - To set a permanent monitoring of population needs and supplied services. - To compare different experiences in European large cities.

Title of Project DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH HIV AND AIDS: GOOD PRACTICE IN LEGAL ADVICE AND LITIGATION CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT, INSURANCE, CREDIT, HOUSING, EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE
Organization Name: INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Address: Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square UK-WC1B 5DR - LONDON Telephone / Fax: 44.171.637.1731 / 44.171.580.9613 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Prof. AVROM SHERR	Partner Countries F,I,NL,NO,P,D,S
Start of Project 1/04/1999	Duration of Project (months) 30
Project Objectives and Action Plans To: - facilitate the public health benefits which accrue from legal remedy for, and prevention of discrimination; - facilitate their implementation in both the countries which are participating directly in the study, and the other member states; - further strenghten the existing European association of HIV academics, legal and health professionals, government officials and non-governmental organisations, to increase the exchange of information on HIV related discrimination whether actual or potential in order to help to reduce future discrimination; - facilitate integration of prevention policies at a political level to reduce perceived/experienced discrimination; - provide detailed and specific good practice recommendations to lawyers and legal advice agencies in the fields of imployment, housing, credit insurance, education and healthcare in order to combat HIV related discrimination across Europe.

Title of Project VACC-NET : A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR VACCINE-PREVENTABLE INFECTIONS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Organization Name: PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE CENTRE Address: 61 Colindale Avenue UK-NW9 5EQ - LONDON Telephone / Fax: 0181-200-6868/4437 ou 4427 / 0181-200.7868 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. NORMAN BEGG	Partner Countries A,B,D,DK,E,EL,F,FIN,I,IRL,L,NL,P,S,UK
Start of Project 1/01/2000	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans Improve epidemiological information on invasive meningococcal and H. influenzae disease. Improved laboratory capacity for characterising H. influenzae and N. meningitidis isolates to agreed standards. More rational guidance on the choice of vaccine schedules for vaccination programmes. Basline epidemiology of Hi and N. Meningitidis in countries before intorduction of vaccination programmes. Impact of vaccination on the epidemiology of Hi and N. Meningitidis in those countries which have implemented routine programmes.

Title of Project EUROPEAN ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
Organization Name: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Address: ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEKLAAN 9 NL-3720 BA - BILTHOVEN Telephone / Fax: 31.30.2743858 / 31.30.2744409 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. GIJS ELZINGA	Partner Countries A, B, DK, FIN, F, D, EL, IRL, I, L, NL, P, E, S, UK
Start of Project 1/10/1999	Duration of Project (months) 15
Project Objectives and Action Plans The long term objective is to reduce antimicrobial resistance in the European Community. The short term objective is to establish a permanent initiating, facilitating and co-ordinating structure for Antimicrobial resistance in Europe which will enable: - The establishment of an 'early warning system'. - Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the EU, including evaluation of currently active national and international antimicrobial surveillance systems, including standardisation and validation of antimicrobial resistance susceptibility testing, as well as the identification of risk factors for antimicrobial resistance. The achievement of these objectives will provide information for use by local laboratories and physicians, to support both appropriate antibiotic use and also by national governments and European authorities in formulating policies on antibiotic use. Electronic data and information transfer systems (INTERNET) will be developed in order to achieve fast automatic analysis of accumulated data and subsequent feedback.

Title of Project EUROPEAN INFORMATION CENTRE 'AIDS AND YOUTH'
Organization Name: NIGZ - NEDERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION Address: De Bleek, 13 NL-3440 AM - WOERDEN Telephone / Fax: 31.348.437600 / 31.348.437666 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. HANS HAGENDOORN	Partner Countries A,B,FIN,F,D,EL,IRL,L,NL,P,E,S,UK,CH,DK
Start of Project 1/01/1999	Duration of Project (months) 20
Project Objectives and Action Plans The European Information Centre 'AIDS and Youth' (EIC) is committed to support HIV/AIDS prevention for youth in the European countries. The current request for subvention concerns the continuation of the EIC project. The objectives are: - To highlight and respond to the specific needs in the support of intermediaries with regard to HIV/AIDS education and prevention for young people by: * facilitation of the exchange of information (with special reference to Models of Good Practice, * capacity building and * advovacy; - Improvement of collaboration between professionals, organisations and networks in HIV/AIDS prevention for youth, among governmental organisations, through a structural network of National Contact Persons. - To collect relevant literature and to provide advise and fulfil a referral function for contacts in the field. - To support the European Commission in the execution of the Community Action Programme against AIDS.

Title of Project COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION, A PAN EUROPEAN FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS
Organization Name: EUROPEAN AIDS TREATMENT GROUP Address: Mindenerstrasse, 33 D-40227 - DÜSSELDORF Telephone / Fax: 49.211.788.3481 / 49.211.788.5414 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Mr ARJEN BROEKHUIZEN	Partner Countries E, UK, I, F, P, B, DK, NL, L, A, FIN, EL,LV,EE,HU
Start of Project 1/09/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans - To divulge objective, rigorous and honest information about treatments and medication and other points that can leas to a betterment in the quality of life of HIV+ people. - To assure easy access to the latest treatment information. - To present understandable material for all readers so that it is available to the largest amount of people possible. - To promote good health-maintenance practices. - To help the HIV-person be able to make treatment decisions together with their medical team, so that both the patient and the doctor are able to work together and dialogue and take advantage of the interchange of information and personalise the treatment. - To publish said information regularly. - To consolidate relations with other institutions, the states, and both European and American organisations with the goal of getting access to providing contrasting all the latest information. - To present treatments, treatment issues and regulatory decisions in Europe for trials and access. The addes value is of course, the fact that we are, by definition, a cross-national group, whereby information is automatically shared by people from at least 16 countries, where networking is a natural part of our work.

Title of Project EUROPÄISCHES NETZWERK ZUR HIV/HEPATITISPRÄVENTION IM JUSTIZVOLLZUG
Organization Name: WISSENSCHAFTLICHES INSTITUT Address: Godesberger Allee 54 D-53175 - BONN Telephone / Fax: 49.228.8104172 / 49.228.8104155 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. LOTHAR KLAES	Partner Countries F, NL, FIN, DK, S, L, IRL, A
Start of Project 1/07/1999	Duration of Project (months) 30
Project Objectives and Action Plans Fortführung und Ausbau der Aktivitäten des 'European Network on HIV prevention in prison', wie in dem Kontrakt n° SOC 98 200355 05F02 beschrieben, unter Einbeziehung aller europäischen Mitgliedsländer d.h. - Sammlung und Vergleich von Daten zu HIV/AIDS und Hepatitis-Infektion und Prävention im Strafvollzug in den 15 europäischen Mitgliedstaaten. - Zusammenführung der europäischen Partner, um gemeinsame Instrumente für ein anonymer epidemiologisches Monitoring System (HIV und Hepatitis) sowie die Beobachtung von HIV-bezogenem Risikoverhalten im europäischen Strafvollzug zu implementation und präventive Strategien umzusetzen und zu evaluieren. - Förderung des Informations und Erfahrunsaustauschs innerhalb der Europäschen Union bezüglich HIV und Hepatitis-Prävention im Strafvollzug durch: * Organisation und Durchführung internationaler Workshops und Seminare. * Sammlung, Aufbereitung und Veröffentlichung von Daten, Informationen und Literatur bzgl. HIV und Hepatitis im Justizvollzug in Europa. - Förderung von Risikominderungsprogrammen (im Rahmen der Möglichkeiten der jeweiligen nationalen Gesetzgebung. - Erarbeitung von Empfehlungen (national und international) zur HIV/Hepatitisprävention auf Risikominderung im Strafvollzug.

Title of Project EUROPEAN PROGRAMME FOR INTERVENTION EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING
Organization Name: RESEAU NATIONAL DE SANTE PUBLIQUE Address: 14 rue du Val d'Osne F-94415 - SAINT-MAURICE CEDEX Telephone / Fax: +33.1.41.79.67.00 / +33.1.41.79.67.67 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Prof. JACQUES DRUCKER	Partner Countries A, B, DK, FIN, F, D, EL, IRL, I, L, NL, P, E, S, UK,NO,CH
Start of Project 19/09/1999	Duration of Project (months) 24
Project Objectives and Action Plans This is a proposal for the training of the fourth cohort of fellows in the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET). It is a fellowship training programme in applied epidemiological methods for the surveillance and control of communicable diseases, information production, and public health action. This programme provides suitable training opportunities at identified national institutions in charge of surveillance and control of communicable diseases in Europe. The trained human resources contribute to the development and strengthening of a European network of epidemiologists with similar experience and methods. In close connection with other EU project, it is already facilitating the exchange of epidemiological information between EU member states and facilitate the co-ordination of surveillance, investigation and control of communicable diseases in Europe. The programme consists of a long-term field assignement devoted to practical (learning by doing) epidemiological training. It is supervised by senior epidemiologists in national European Publci Health Institutes. Each fellow is sent to an host institute of an EU member state different from its country of origin. The practical training is supported by a three week introductory course, four one week additional modules, and two Scientific Seminar during the field assignment.

Title of Project COMPARATIVE SURVEY ON HIV/AIDS RISK BEHAVIOURS IN A POPULATION OF YOUNG MARGINALIZED PEOPLE IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: PREVENTION AN SYSTEMIC COUNSELLING
Organization Name: ARCICONFRATERNITÀ DEL SS. SACRAMENTO, MARIA SS. E S. GREGORIO TAUMATURGO - CARITAS DIOCESANA DI ROMA Address: Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano, 6/A I-00184 - ROMA Telephone / Fax: +39 6 988 6105 / +39 6 988 6125 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Mr. GUERINO DI TORA	Partner Countries F, EL, P, E
Start of Project 1/01/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans HIV prevention campaigns targeting young persons often fail in that they do not take into account the complex reality in which these individuals live. The general objective of this project as to better target prevention, focussing on ''marginalised'' young persons, that is, with the following characteristics and potentially more vulnerable to AIDS: homeless, unemployed, history of imprisonment, drug abuse, with dysfunctional family relationships, and fulfilling basic needs through socio-health services. To accurately target HIV prevention, the population's characteristics must first be defined, and effective prevention depends on increasing both the awareness of the risk of HIV and individual self-efficacy. To this end, we conducted systemic counselling, focussing on relationships (i.e. with the family, with other individuals, and with socio-health services), which can play both a negative and a positive role in at-risk behaviour. Specific objectives included: - To create a database for developing a better defined profile of ''the young marginalised individual'' in five European countries (Italy, France, Greece, Portugal and Spain). - To identify changes in at-risk behaviour following the implementation of systemic counsellin. - To provide socio-health care services with useful indications for confronting the marginalisation of young persons.

Title of Project SETTING STANDARDS FOR SURVEILLANCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Organization Name: SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL Address: Swedish institute for infectious disease control S-17182 - STOCKHOLM/SOLNA Telephone / Fax: +46 8 457 2361 / +46 8 730 0626 Web site: E-mail: johan.giesecke@smi.ki.se Contact person: Prof. JOHAN GIESECKE	Partner Countries A, B, DK, FIN, F, D, EL, IRL, I, L, NL, P, E, S, UK,NO,IS
Start of Project 1/09/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans Surveillance of infectious diseases on the European Union level is becoming increasingly important. Several networks for such suveillance already exist (e.g. salmonella, legionellosis, and HIV/AIDS), and others are being planned. The proposed project would have three parts: - Continue the work on prioritisation started by the Charter Group in 1996 and 1997. - Pilot the use of common case definitions for a few selected diseases not presently reported in existing networks. - Investigate the feasibility of a common (or a few common) reporting scheme(s) for the different diseases under surveillance.

Title of Project EUROPEAN FORUM ON HIV/AIDS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Organization Name: LONDON LIGHTHOUSE Address: 111-117, Lancaster Road UK-W11 1QT - LONDON Telephone / Fax: 0171 792 1200 / 0171 229 1258 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Ms SUSIE PARSONS	Partner Countries B,F,D,IRL,I,NL,P,E,S,CH,RO,RU
Start of Project 1/01/1999	Duration of Project (months) 24
Project Objectives and Action Plans - Promote the needs and raise the awareness of interests of HIV affected children and families. - Develop a muti-disciplinary forum in Europe. - Promote collaboration and co-ordination between forum members. - Identify unmet needs through co-operative studies and action. - Provide information exchange and publish European Newsletter on ChildAids. - Disseminate the results of good practice models. - Promote child and family centred services. - Promote the legal and social rights of children. - Promote the views of children. - Promote HIV prevention programmes which address discrimination.

Title of Project THE UMBRELLA PROJECT (PHASE IV) - ANALYSIS OF BORDER ISSUES WITH REGARD TO HIV/AIDS/STDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATIVE, BORDER-CROSSING PREVENTION
Organization Name: SOZIALPÄDAGOGISCHES INSTITUT FORSCHUNG GGMBH Address: Stresemannstr., 30 D-10963 - BERLIN Telephone / Fax: 030 2521619 / 030 2516094 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. WOLFGANG HECKMANN	Partner Countries FIN,I,A,E,P,EL,IRL
Start of Project 1/10/1999	Duration of Project (months) 15
Project Objectives and Action Plans - Analysing problems arising in relation to HIV/AIDS/STD along the national borders within the European Union and identifying border areas where the situation is critical. - Gaining knowledge of migratory movements among female sex workers inside Europe and of the specific national features related to these movements. - Developing border-crossing working methods as well as measures in close co-operation with the respective neighbouring countries. - To establish a binational co-operation NETWORK between the competent institutions and centres that are dealing, at various levels, with this problem and with the target groups in order to provide appropriate services to sex workers and drug-misusers. Pilot projects at the borders of the countries involved will be developed and examples of good practise will be analysed under supervision and co-ordination of the applicant.

Title of Project EISS - EUROPEAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE SCHEME
Organization Name: NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (NIVEL) Address: 6-8, Drieharingstraat NL-3511 BJ - UTRECHT Telephone / Fax: 030 272 9700 / 030 272 9729 Web site: http://www.eiss.org E-mail: Contact person: W. John Paget, PhD Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) P.O. Box 1568 3500 BN Utrecht The Netherlands Visitor/courier address: Drieharingstraat 6, 3511 BJ Utrecht Tel: ++31 30 2729 801 (direct) - ++31 30 2729 700 (general) Fax: ++31 30 2729 729 E-mail: j.paget@nivel.nl	Partner Countries B,CZ,UK,F,D,I,NL,P,E,CH
Start of Project 1/01/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans The project's objectives are: - Establishment of an European Union wide early warning system for influenza outbreaks. - Surveillance of influenza epidemics in the European Union, including evaluation of currently active national schemes, including standardization and validation of epidemiological information and virological testing as well as identification of risk factors and susceptible groups. - Evaluation of value of surveillance methodology for influenza control. - Research and training activities in the field of influenza surveillance.
Outcomes of the project Executive summary of the final report(48 KB) Final report, December 2001(562 KB)

Title of Project INFORMATION SUR LA COMPATIBILITÉ DES LUBRIFIANTS AVEC LES PRÉSERVATIFS - BROCHURE D'INFORMATION MULTILINGUE SUR LEUR BON USAGE
Organization Name: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA CONSOMMATION - INC Address: 80, Rue Lecourbe F-75732 - PARIS CEDEX 15 Telephone / Fax: +33 1 45 66 2056 / +33 1 45 66 2077 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: M. MARC DEBY	Partner Countries I,P,E
Start of Project 1/03/1999	Duration of Project (months) 9
Project Objectives and Action Plans Informer les utilisateurs sur la compatibilité des lubrifiants (mais aussi certains spermicides, ovules, ...) commercialisés dans différents Etats de l'Union européenne, avec les préservatifs masculins, et plus généalement, sur l'intérêt d'une lubrification complémentaire. Le but est de prévenir les risques de rupture lors de l'usage des préservatifs et, par conséquent, la transmission des maladies sexuellement transmissibles. Les présents travaux conduits à l'échelle européenne se proposent: - Préalablement de mettre en oeuvre un essai comparatif sur les lubrifiants et spermicides commercialisés dans différents Etats membres afin d'évaluer leur compatibilité avec les préservatifs pour porter les résultats à la connaissance du grand public (coûts intégralement pris en charge par les partenaires). - De réaliser une plaquette d'information en quatre langues pour une action d'information-formation directement auprès du public ou via des associations ou structures-relais impliquées dans la lutte contre les maladies sexuellement transmissibles et le sida. Cette plaquette d'action préventive contribuera à éduquer le public sur le bon usage des préservatifs et des lubrifiants. - De contribuer à l'élaboration d'une norme européenne sur les lubrifiants en mettant les présents travaux scientifiques d'évaluation à disposition des instances européennes de normalisation, afin d'améliorer la sécurité des consommateurs dans un souci de santé publique.

Title of Project EUROPEAN AIDS AND ENTERPRISE NETWORK - STAGE 3
Organization Name: LE CLUB EUROPEEN DE LA SANTE Address: 15, rue de l'Ecole de Médecine F-75006 - PARIS Telephone / Fax: +33 1 43-26-01-23 / +33 1 43-26-01-91 Web site: E-mail: clubesfr@aol.com Contact person: M. BERNARD MATHIVON	Partner Countries A,B,DK,FIN,F,D,EL,IRL,I,L,NL,P,E,S,UK
Start of Project 1/02/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans The project aims to increase the degree of business involvement in the fight against AIDS and thereby contribute to a reduction in the rate of new infections and the continuation in productive employment of people affected by HIV and AIDS for as long as possible. This project will contribute to this by: - Drawing an ever larger number of enterprises into the European AIDS and Enterprise Network (EAEN). - Working with other leading organisations to establish a small group of leading business personalities who will lead the involvement of business in HIV and AIDS matters through personal exhortation and example. - Establishing HIV and AIDS as a legitimate ara of concern for enterprises which they should handle in the same way as other chronic diseases.

Title of Project SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND RISKS OF HIV INFECTION IN EUROPE: AN INTEGRATED RELATIONSHIP-BASED SURVEY PROTOCOL FOR THE GENERAL POPULATION II
Organization Name: FACULTÉS UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT-LOUIS Address: Bld du Jardin Botanique, 43 B-1000 - BRUXELLES Telephone / Fax: +32 2 211 79 30 / +32 2 211 79 95 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Prof. MICHEL VAN DER KERCHOVE	Partner Countries B, FIN, F, D, UK, EL, I, NL, P, E, S,NO,CH,SI
Start of Project 1/01/1999	Duration of Project (months) 24
Project Objectives and Action Plans Beside epidemiological data, behavioural data, that go beyond simple surveys of knowledge and attitudes (such as in eurobarometer), are needed to assess the potential of the epidemic and the impact of HIV/AIDS preventon in Europe. These data must be comparable from one country to the next in order to point out similarities and differences in the actual behaviour of the populations. Data from at least 10 European countries will be used in this project. Thus, the objectives for this project are: - To continue to promote the use of a common set of indicators and survey questions (that has been designed during the current contract SOC 96 201702 05F02) in the general population surveys aimed at following up HIV/AIDS prevention in the different European countries in the area of HIV/AIDS new treatments. - To provide cross-national analyses on both risky and protected behaviour, possibly on a longitudinal base. - To point out phase or circumstances in the relationships that pose problems from the point of view of HIV/AIDS prevention and that can be addressed from a public health perspective.

Title of Project EUROPEAN JOINT ACTION PLAN FOR YOUTH AIDS PEER EDUCATION IN AND OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, PHASE 2
Organization Name: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH Address: Olof Palmes gata 17 S-10352 - STOCKHOLM Telephone / Fax: ( +46-8 ) 566 13500 / ( +46-8 ) 566 13505 Web site: E-mail: info@fhinst.se Contact person: Mrs ANNIKA STRANDELL	Partner Countries A, B, DK, FIN, F, D, EL, IRL, I, L, NL, P, E, S, UK
Start of Project 1/01/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans The aim of Phase 2 of the Europeer project is to develop and formally establish a high added value European network to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of youth AIDS peer education initiatives in slowing the spread of HIV and other STD. The objectives for the network are to: - Facilitate the exchange of information, experience, skills and evaluation results between peer education projects in all Member States and to provide support to new initiatives. - Procure and disseminate state of the art expertise in the peer education related areas of project practice, training, health education, policy making and evaluation. - Facilitate and enable the capacities and skills of youth peer educators by co-ordinating information and skills development, inter-regional peer to peer exchange and empowerment through interaction. - Establish close collaboration between the network and other established Community supported HIV prevention initiatives targeting young people in order to consolidate efforts and to avoid duplication. - Facilitate the development of evaluation methodologies and research in the area of youth AIDS peer education. - Establish 1) a Community secretariat for the network at a proven European organisation and 2) regional centres representing the cultural diversity of the European Union. During Phase 2, necessary developmental for establishing the consensus network will be carried out. If Phase 2 proves successful, funding for Phase 3 will be applied for in September 1999. Phase 3 would involved the complete investiture of the prepared European youth AIDS peer education network.The network during both phases will focus on reaching those groups of young people most vulnerable to HIV due to behaviour that places them at risk (at risk sex, drug use, prostitution, migrants, etc...)

Title of Project CONSTITUTION D'UN RESEAU D'ÉPIDEMIOSURVEILLANCE EUROPÉEN DE LA LEISHMANIOSE
Organization Name: RESFIZ Address: BP 107 F-06902 - SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS CDX Telephone / Fax: +33 04 92 96 0000 / +33 04 92 96 01 20 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. PIERRE HAAS	Partner Countries I, S, P
Start of Project 1/04/1999	Duration of Project (months) 24
Project Objectives and Action Plans Le but principal est de mettre en place un réseau européen de surveillance de la leishmaniose. Les principaux objectifs: - Collecter les données sur l'épidémiologie de la leishmaniose. - Améliorer la connaissance sur la situation sanitaire (incidence et prévalence) et les mécanismes de transmission. - Améliorer les outils de diagnostic et de prévention de la maladie. - Faciliter les échanges par constitution d'un site internet pour présenter les différentes personnes et les organismes travaillant sur la leishmaniose. - Organiser un colloque international méditerranéen sur les leishmanioses en 1999.

Title of Project CONCERTATION EUROPÉENNE, RISQUE IDENTITAIRE ET SIDA - KALÉIDOSCOPE D'INTERVENTIONS TRANSPOSABLES
Organization Name: EX-AEQUO Address: Rue de Tervaete, 89 B-1040 - BRUXELLES Telephone / Fax: +32 2 736 28 61 / +32 2 733 96 17 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Mme MARTINE GALAND	Partner Countries F, UK, EL, E, NL, L, S, I, A, DK, IRL, D, FIN, P
Start of Project 1/06/1999	Duration of Project (months) 24
Project Objectives and Action Plans La proposition de partenariat européen poursuit plusieurs objectifs. a) De manière globale: - A long terme, réduire la dissémination du VIH, des MST et d'autres risques de santé (dépression, suicide, etc.) auprès de jeunes se posant des questions au sujet de leur préférence sexuelle et donc aussi auprès des jeunes homosexuels, sur base d'une stratégie visant à élucider et à agir sur les conditions d'apparition de ces situations de vulnérabilité spécifiques. - A moyen terme, favoriser la prise de conscience par les pouvoirs publics, par les intervenants en matière de santé, et au délà, par la société au sens large, de l'impact de la discrimination ou de la stigmatisation redoutée par le jeune sur l'émergence de divers risques de santé. - A court terme, favoriser et développer le transfert et le partage de savoirs et d'expériences concrètes entre institutions et organismes actifs dans les différents pays européens, afin de mettre en lumière les convergences et les divergences à l'intérieur de contextes socio-politiques différents. b) En prolongement du Congrès Européen (CERIS) tenu à Bruxelles en février 1999: - Diffuser largement les résultats de l'état des lieux en collaboration étroite avec la Commission européenne. - Elargir la recherche qualitative menée dans le projet CERIS aux dix nouveaux partenaires. - Elaborer le contenu éthique et préventif commun pour des messages de prévention susceptibles, sur base de l'état des lieux, d'être diffusés au niveau européen (kaleidoscope effect). - Définir au niveau de chaque pays, le support, le canal ou la méthode la plus adéquate de déclinaison du message en tenant compte de l'interaction entre les ressources et contraintes nationales (brochures, spots, affiches, Internet). - Mener une étude préliminaire de la validité et de l'opportunité de la campagne dans chaque pays. c) Manière opérationnelle, le projet vise, sur base de l'état des lieux (CERIS), à fournir un kit européen comprenant 4 volets: - Un guidelines théorico-éthique. - Une proposition de déclinaison et leurs descriptions. - Un mode d'emploi précis. - Une évaluation effectuée lors des prétests.

Title of Project PARTENARIAT EUROPÉEN CONTRE LE SIDA ENTRE ASSOCIATIONS DE MIGRANTS AFRICAINS ET ACTEURS DE SANTÉ
Organization Name: G.R.D.R. Address: 20, Rue Voltaire F-93107 - MONTREUIL CEDEX Telephone / Fax: +33 1 48 57 7580 / +33 1 48 57 5975 Web site: E-mail: grdrsante@wanadoo.fr Contact person: M. JACQUES DERCLAYE	Partner Countries B, E, NL, P, UK, S
Start of Project 1/01/1999	Duration of Project (months) 24
Project Objectives and Action Plans Le but du projet est d'évaluer et développer la mise en oeuvre de méthodes communautaires de prévention du sida, susceptibles de diminuer le risque de transmission du sida et d'autres maladies transmissibles, plus spécialement dans la communauté d'Afrique sub-saharienne résidant en Europe. Les objectifs généraux: - Analyser les problématiques spécifiques de la prévention des MST et du sida avec les communautés d'Afrique sub-saharienne dans les pays participant au projet. - Développer les échanges et l'information entre les différents pays partenaires du projet, sur les stratégies, les méthodes et les outils de prévention des MST et du sida par et/ou pour les communautés d'Afrique sub-saharienne. - Impliquer les communautés d'Afrique sub-saharienne dans l'organisation des actions de prévention contre les MST et le sida. - Développer la collaboration entre les communautés d'Afrique sub-saharienne et les acteurs de santé publique, en particulier les intervenants dans le champ de la prévention des MST et du sida.

Title of Project ''EURO-EXCLUDES'' RESEARCH PROJECT ON RISK BEHAVIOURS, LIFE STYLES AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG-SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE, DRUG USERS, HETEROSEXUALS AND HOMOSEXUALS AT HIV/AIDS RISK IN EUROPE
Organization Name: ESCUELA ANDALUZ DE SALUD PUBLICA Address: Campus Universitario de Cartuja, Apdo. 2070 E-18080 - GRANADA Telephone / Fax: +34 58 161 044 / +34 58 161 142 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. FRANCISCO JAVIER CATALA-VILLANUEVA	Partner Countries A, B, IRL, FIN, S
Start of Project 21/12/1998	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans General objectives: - To know Spain's life styles following a qualitative methodology (completing the study carried out in 'Excludes I'), while a quantitative methodology will be used in central and northern Europe countries to study socially excluded illegal drug users, homosexuals and heterosexuals at HIV/AIDS risk. This will be done so in order to be ready to design interventions adapted to this population and aimed at preventing and reducing the effects of HIV/AIDS and other problems (drug addiction, sexual relations, employment, legal, social and family problems). - To initiate HIV/AIDS prevention activitis and inform about the social and health resources available, taking advantage of the contact with the target population required in objective A. - To design a 'European map of social exclusion'. - To celebrate a European Conference on Social Exclusion and AIDS with the participation of all EU countries. Specific objectives: - To study the behaviours and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS of those people who were not studied in the first year of the 'Excludes' project (homosexuals and heterosexuals). We will also deal with the type of population who was studied in the first phase (drug users), but this time in central and northern European countries. - To study through a qualitative methodology the Spain's study population (this will be done in Seville). - To identify knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to HIV/AIDS. - To identify attitudes and behaviours related to illegal drug consumption. - To know their health situation with regard to HIV/AIDS and other diseases. - To know to what extent they have access to social and health services. - To know their income sources. - To know their social and family situation. - To recruit and train members from the target population so that they can distribute the questionnaire and act as 'health agents'. - To offer the target population information about HIV/AIDS and the social and health resources available. - To offer HIV/AIDS prevention instruments (injection kit and condoms).

Title of Project PREVENTION OF AIDS AND STDS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS BY PEER EDUCATION PERFORMED BY MEDICAL STUDENTS
Organization Name: HUNGARIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE Address: Moricz Zs. krt. 22 HU-4004 PF4 - DEBRECEN Telephone / Fax: +365 241 1600 / +365 241 8192 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Mr GABOR JUHASZ	Partner Countries NL
Start of Project 1/09/1997	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans The main objective of this project is to provide primary prevention of AIDS/STDs for specific target populations, such as teenagers, by means of health education performed by local medical students. Education on reproductive health issues is also part of the project, as well as the support of medical students scientific research activities in the field of IDS and/or reproductive health.

Title of Project NORDPOL - NORDALL 1999
Organization Name: RFHP Address: Gotlandsgatan, 72 S-11638 - STOCKHOLM Telephone / Fax: 00.46.8 714 5410 / 00.46.8 714 0425 Web site: E-mail: nordpol@rfhp.a.se Contact person: Mr HANS NILSSON	Partner Countries DK, FIN,NO,IS,IRL,E
Start of Project 1/01/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans By exploiting the experience of the participating organisations attention can be focused on prevention, medical treatment and society's responsability for HIV positives and AIDS sufferers and their rights. A target for 1999 is to plan and implement psychological support for HIV positive people in Scandinavia. This is considered important because people nowadays are living longer with their HIV infections. Another target during the year in question is to evaluate the Scandinavian HIV manuals so that a smaller, pocket-size HIV manual can be compiled. This is to enable HIV positive people to know where to go for help in Scandinavian countries given that mobility between these countries is very high. Another target is to male available the efficient Scandinavian network and show solidarity. We are also keen to expand our network to include the Baltic States, Ireland and Spain.

Title of Project DEVELOPMENT OF A EUROPEAN NETWORK ON NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS (IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 1)
Organization Name: UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1 Address: 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 F-69616 - VILLEURBANNE CEDEX Telephone / Fax: 33-4-72.69.76.07 / 33-4-78.94.05.72 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Prof. MARC DECHAVANNE	Partner Countries B,D,DK,E,F,FIN,I,NL,UK
Start of Project 1/01/2000	Duration of Project (months) 24
Project Objectives and Action Plans This project will give the opportunity of an further "harmonisation" of the European surveillance policies, and then of new initiatives to reduce the occurence of hospital infections and to improve the quality of patient care. The exchange of experience between the reference centres will be an important point for fixing actual issues and anticipate emerging issues in the future. This project will provide new insights on prevention and management of hospital infection in the era of increased of susceptible patients (increasing number of elderly and also of immuno-compromised patients) and in the era of emerging infectious diseases related to new agents, to anti-microbial resistance bacteria, to increased social mobility and exchanges of population, and increased use of invasive techniques (i.e. endoscopic surgery, interventionnal radiology). Appropriate guidelines from this project will be able to reduce the incidence of hospital infections and will provide methods for dealing with future issues. It will provide an excellent mean to develop European trans-national collaboration and will help for experience sharing and stimulate juniors physicians and health care providers to be involve in this new field of medicine.
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Title of Project EXPANDED INVENTORY OF RESOURCES ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONTROL
Organization Name: INSTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA' Address: 299 Viale Regina Elena I-00161 - ROME Telephone / Fax: +39-6/49.38.72.15 / +39-6/49.38.72.92 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. FORTUNATO D'ANCONA	Partner Countries A,B,D,DK,E,EL,F,FIN,I,IRL,L,NL,P,S,UK
Start of Project 1/10/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans To provide a computerised source of information facilitating the exchange of information among the Member States within the European network for the control of communicable Diseases. To provide an Internet application for the easy access of the database. To provide a simple system for continuous updating of the collected information through a network of national gatekeepers, each in charge of revising the specific part of the database. To extend the present database to countries candidates to become Member States of the European Union and some other East European countries. To provide the structure for adding new country-specific databases.

Title of Project EUROPEAN SURVEILLANCE OF TRAVEL ASSOCIATED LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE
Organization Name: PHLS COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE CENTRE Address: 61 Colindale Avenue UK-NW9 5EQ - LONDON Telephone / Fax: 44-20/8200.6868 / 44-20/8200.7868 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. CHRISTOPHER BARTLETT	Partner Countries A,B,D,DK,E,EL,F,FIN,I,IRL,NL,P,S,UK
Start of Project 15/01/2000	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans Rapid detection of international outbreaks and prevention of further cases. Increased epidemiological and microbiological studies to identify the extent of exposure to legionella infection in tourists. Increased collaboration with tour operators to support the EC Package Travel Directive. Increased information on environmental investigations at hotels. Further development and implementation of an electronic communciations system for reporting and receiving information, including development of the website. Recruitement of new collaborators in non-member European states to improve the coverage of travel associated disease in European residents. Extension of the EWGLI EQA schemes with the provision of trend analyses to each laboratory and the development of new quality control materials. Extension and dissemination of the standardised methodologies for the identification and typing of legionellae.

Title of Project ESTABLISH AN EARLY WARNING AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR VIRAL HAEMORRHAGIC FEVERS (VHF) IN EUROPE
Organization Name: ROBERT KOCH-INSTITUTE Address: Nordufer 20 D-13353 - BERLIN Telephone / Fax: 49-30-4547.2000 / 49-30-4547.2610 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. MATTHIAS NIEDRIG	Partner Countries A,B,D,DK,E,EL,F,FIN,I,IRL,NL,P,S,UK
Start of Project 1/11/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans Identify accredited body or authorities of each member State. Evaluate the system for alert, early warning systems and surveillance system for VHF in the different countries. Describe the deficiencies and gaps for alert, early warning sytems in the different countries. Evaluate how to improve the alert and early warning system in these countires by exchanging information. Organise a meeting in which the accredited body or authorities of each member State define structures for information exchange for VHF with each other and with the ENIVD network. Establish organisational structure for information exhange for VHF between ENIVD and the accredited body or authorities of each member State. Organise a meeting for the ENIVD to work out case definitions for Ebola, Marburg Virus, Lassa, and other VHFs, etc. and to define structures for information exhange on VHF with the accredited body or authorities of each member State. Institutionalise an internet site for disseminating information about VHF and information exchange between the accredited body or authorities of each member State and the different ENIVD laboratories in the EU. Suggest a permanent communication structure with each other, the commission and those structures and/or authorities which, at the level of each Member State are competent at national level. Discuss collection of surveillance data and collaboration with the Euro surveillance network and other international publich health organisations like WHO. Work out regulations for prevention of spread of VHF and define reponse and protection activities. Organise a collaborative meeting between ENIVD and accredited body or authorited body or authorities of each member State to discuss the alert, early warning procedure and the dissemination of relevant surveillance data at Community level.

Title of Project PILOT STUDY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CO-ORDINATED ZOONOSES
Organization Name: NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SURVEILLANCE AND INTERVENTION Address: 6-8 Macedonias St. EL-10433 - ATHENS Telephone / Fax: 30-1-822.54.66 / 30-1-822.99.22 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. CHRISTOS HADJICHRISTODOULOU	Partner Countries B,EL,F,I,P,S,UK
Start of Project 1/11/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans Evaluation of existing surveillanc ein both human and animals of brucellosis, leishmaniasis, Q fever and rabies, which are mainly transmitted by directo or indirect contact with animals, among European Union (EU) countries. Assessment of case definitions and minimum date sets for both human and animal sector. Design of coordinated surveillance (databases which facilitate date exchange between human and animal sector and among different countries and anlysis techniques) for al four zoonoses mentioned above. Exploitation of new tools (Geographical Information System-GIS and modeling techniques) for linkage of human and animal date for coordinated surveillance. Evaluation of the new coordinated surveillance through a pilot network for brucellosis, leishmaniasis, Q fever and rabies among member states. Design of a coordinated zoonoses network (zoo-net) among member states.

Title of Project "CREATION AND OPERATION OF A SURVEILLANCE COMMUNITY NETWORK FOR VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES" BEGINNING WITH MEASLES
Organization Name: DANISH EPIDEMIOLOGY SCIENCE CENTRE/SJURDUR F. OLSEN/STATENS SERUM INSTITUTE Address: 5, Artillerivej DK-2300 - COPENHAGEN S Telephone / Fax: +45/3268.3955 / +45/3268.3165 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Md TOVE RONNE	Partner Countries A,B,D,DK,E,EL,F,FIN,I,IRL,L,NL,P,S,UK
Start of Project 1/01/2000	Duration of Project (months) 36
Project Objectives and Action Plans Creation of a surveillance network for vaccine-preventable diseases. First establishment of an operational network for measles (outbreak warning, monitoring and comparing measles epidemiology, monitoring the social burden of measles). Evaluation and further development of appropriate surveillance methods. Adding other vaccine-preventable diseases than measles to the network.

Title of Project EURO HIV: EXCHANGE OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA ON AIDS AND HIV INFECTION IN EUROPE
Organization Name: INSTITUT DE LA VEILLE SANITAIRE Address: 14, rue du Val d'Osne F-94410 - SAINT-MAURICE Telephone / Fax: +33.1.41.79.67.00 / +33.1.41.79.67.67 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr. FRANÇOISE HAMERS	Partner Countries A,B,D,DK,E,EL,F,FIN,I,IRL,L,NL,P,S,UK
Start of Project 1/11/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans The primary objective of the project Euro HIV is to cintunue to develop and manage the European HIV/AIDS surveillance system. This system consists of the collection, analysis , interpretation and dissemination of up-to-date standardised surveillance data for each EU Member State as well as other non EU countries part of the WHO European Region. A new component of the project is the implementation of HIV case reporting at European leval, which is essential to maintain a sound surveillance of HIV/AIDS in the era of highly active antiretroviral treatments (HAART). Secondary objectives of the project include international comparisons, trend assessment, characterisation of affected populations, analysis of HIV-associated diseases, estimation of current and prediction of future disease burden through mathematical modelling and ongoing evaluation of surveillance methods.

Title of Project SURVEILLANCE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN EUROPE
Organization Name: INSTITUT DE LA VEILLE SANITAIRE Address: 14, rue du Val d'Osne F-94410 - SAINT-MAURICE Telephone / Fax: +33.1.41.79.67.00 / +33.1.41.79.67.67 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Mme VALERIE SCHWOEBEL	Partner Countries A,B,D,DK,E,EL,F,FIN,I,IRL,L,NL,P,S,UK
Start of Project 1/10/1999	Duration of Project (months) 12
Project Objectives and Action Plans The general objective of the Euro TB programme is to provide epidemiological information on tuberculosis (TB) in Europe which can be used to improve YB control. Specific objectives are: - to conduct regular surveillance of TB notifications in Europe - to set up a regular surveillance system for anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in Europe, based on commonly accepted definitions and data collection procedures - to conduct relevant surveys on other aspects of the epidemiological situation of TB in Europe - to assist participant countries in the development of their TB information system

Title of Project EUROSURVEILLANCE - EUROPEAN COMMUNICABLE DISEASE BULLETIN
Organization Name: INSTITUT DE LA VEILLE SANITAIRE Address: 14, rue du Val d'Osne F-94410 - SAINT-MAURICE Telephone / Fax: +33.1.41.79.67.00 / +33.1.41.79.67.67 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Dr JEAN-BAPTISTE BRUNET	Partner Countries A,B,D,DK,E,EL,F,FIN,I,IRL,L,NL,P,S,UK
Start of Project 1/08/1999	Duration of Project (months) 17
Project Objectives and Action Plans Eurosurveillance unites the efforts of editors of national bulletins from the European Union (EU) member states through the auspices of an Anglo-French scientific and production team to publish surveillance data from national institutions and European networks, resultas of investigations of international outbreaks (or national if they are of European significance) and comparisons of ,and developments, in European policies for the surveillance and control of communicable diseases. For the 1999/2000 period Eurosurveillance will combine more closely the strengths and uniqueness of the two existing bulletins, forge a single electronic identity through the construction of a joint website that will give access to common facilities and links, and streamline administration by applying for a single grant to fund the Eurosurveillance initiative.

Title of Project NES II: TARGET PREVENTION NEURAL EXPERT SYSTEM (TAPNES)
Organization Name: CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO INTERNAZIONALE Address: Corso Sangallo 97 I-52048 MONTE SAN SAVINO (AR) Telephone / Fax: ++39.575.84.44.18 / ++39.575.84.45.44 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Mr ZERBINI UMBERTO	Partner Countries D,P,S,UK
Project Objectives and Action Plans The NES II project aims at making available a widely usable tool for the planning and design of effective targeted AIDS prevention campaigns. NES II will implement and experiment the TAPNES (Targeted Prevention Neural Expert System) based on the general purpose Neural Expert System implemented by the NES project. Among the risk groups identified by the 1998 Program of work, NES II will target towards homosexual and bisexual young males, prostitutes, intravenous drug users. NES II general objective is to give a contribution to improve the impact of European AIDS prevention campaigns and to improve their cost-benefit. NES II specific objectives are to make possible: - to give consistent guidelines and hints for planning, designing and implementing effective campaigns, - to allow a fine tuning of AIDS preventive campaign on defined target groups and geographical areas, and to compare in advance and choose between several campaign options, being the choice based on consistent data and sets of rules, - to define a process that will allow to extend TAPNES application on more Member States (other than the five involved at first) and to more target groups (other those involved at first). The NES II objective will be achieved by: - its final product (TAPNES) that will be an easy to use instrument (a friendly program on a PC) for all those bodies (public and private agencies and institutions) that finance, plan or implement targeted AIDS campaign, - making available the methodology and the tuning procedures to all those bodies that are willing to implement it in their regions and towards their targets. TAPNES will also be useful for those projects funded under the EC Public Health Programme of Action that plan prevention campaign and potentially for the EC itself.

Title of Project ELECTHIV - EUROPEAN LEVEL EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN HIV
Organization Name: ITALIAN LEAGUE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS - LILA Address: Via Rogoredo, 41 I-20138 MILANO Telephone / Fax: ++39.2.51 00 23 / ++39.2.51 50 95 Web site: E-mail: Contact person: Mr AGNOLETTO VITTORIO	Partner Countries B, D,E,F, P,UK
Project Objectives and Action Plans The aim of the continuation of the ELECTHIV project is to better investigate the complex scenario of complementary forms of assistance emerged from the first year of the programme. Hence, the project aims at obtaining an accurate and updated picture on the phenomenon of use of complementary forms of assistance among PLWHA and at indicating the types of information and communication most lacking in this field. In particular the main objectives are as follows: - Disseminate the results of ELECTHIV (1st and 2nd year) to all parties involved and initiate a debate on the benefits and risks of complementary forms of assistance in the area of potent anti HIV regimens. - Review the precise occasions and conditions of use of complementary forms of assistance and the expectations and needs hence expressed by people with HIV. - Investigate the types of substances most frequently utilised, especially with respect to the risk of eventual drug interactions. - Evaluate the influence of the use of complementary techniques on the compliance to conventional anti HIV combination drug regimes. - Research the correlation between specific complementary forms of assistance and parameters of quality of life in the effort of distinguishing validable techniques from mere placebo.