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BIO3R
Bioterrorism Resilience, Research, Reaction –
Supporting Activity Promoting Co-operation to Assess the BIO
Threat and Organise a Collective and Comprehensive Response for
EU Society and Citizens’ Biosecurity
Since 2001, the EU has adopted various measures to strengthen
the Member States “solidarity”, which implies more assistance
and collaboration. BIO3R seeks to contribute to the improvement
of the European preparedness in the field of bioterrorism and to
a better comprehension of citizens and professionals regarding
this issue and the need to strengthen the prevention and
response measures.
BIO3R aims at tackling three key words for a global and
comprehensive policy:
·
Research
: an evaluation of the state of the art, in relation with the
risk assessment and the identification of operational
requirements, will help to select priorities for research;
·
Reaction
: one issue is the reinforcement of crisis-management policies,
through an improvement of the networking and a better
integration of public and law strategies at European, national
and local levels;
·
Resilience:
the objective is to make EU societies stronger and more
resistant to aggression by reinforcing the awareness and the
preparation of the EU citizens regarding the biothreat, through
and reliable information, education and training, and thus by
acting on their perception.
The involvement of policy users and operational actors from
various professional backgrounds, at different levels, is deemed
to be an indispensable requirement for its success.
1. Identification of operational requirements
BIO3R will rely on the analysis of a few
realistic scenarios, leading to a
threat assessment and the identification of operational
requirements. It will be completed by an evaluation of the
epidemiological modelling capacities in relation with the
improvement of bioterrorism preparedness and response.
2. Assessment of the available and promising means and
countermeasures related to the mitigation of the effects of a
biological attack, as well as, if relevant, identification of
potential improvements.
This part of BIO3R will address the following issues:
- techniques and tecnologies in the fields of detection,
identification, protection and decontamination ;
- available / existing prophylactic and curative therapeutic
countermeasures
3. Identification of the major ethical and legal issues which
could arise from the development and the implementation of
measures dedicated to the prevention or the response
4. Contribution to the improvement of the prevention,
resilience and mitigation of threat
A study of crisis management issues and a cross evaluation of
public health policies will be carried out, and the issue of
communication and coordination between the actors will be looked
into. BIO3R will also contribute to the education and training
of hospital professionals and first responders through the
development of a training kit, as well as to the improvement
of the comprehension and awareness of the European citizens
thanks to a web portal and a model of public handbook.
1. Identification of operational requirements
BIO3R will rely on the analysis of a few
realistic scenarios, leading to a
threat assessment and the identification of operational
requirements. It will be completed by an evaluation of the
epidemiological modelling capacities in relation with the
improvement of bioterrorism preparedness and response.
2. Assessment of the available and promising means and
countermeasures related to the mitigation of the effects of a
biological attack, as well as, if relevant, identification of
potential improvements.
This part of BIO3R will address the following issues:
- techniques and tecnologies in the fields of detection,
identification, protection and decontamination ;
- available / existing prophylactic and curative therapeutic
countermeasures
3. Identification of the major ethical and legal issues which
could arise from the development and the implementation of
measures dedicated to the prevention or the response
4. Contribution to the improvement of the prevention,
resilience and mitigation of threat
A study of crisis management issues and a cross evaluation of
public health policies will be carried out, and the issue of
communication and coordination between the actors will be looked
into. BIO3R will also contribute to the education and training
of hospital professionals and first responders through the
development of a training kit, as well as to the improvement
of the comprehension and awareness of the European citizens
thanks to a web portal and a model of public handbook.
G.A. SEC6-SA-204300
Total Cost :
€ 628,723
EU Contribution:
€ 481,550
Starting Date : 01/02/2007
Duration: 18 months
Coordinator:
Fondation pour
la Recherche Stratégique
France
Contact:
Jean-François Daguzan
Tel : + 33 1 43 13 77 98
Fax : + 33 1 43 13 77 52
E-mail : jf.daguzan@frstrategie.org
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