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The Extraordinary Council on Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs held on 6 May 2003 approved conclusions in which, having carefully examined the situation regarding Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, both inside the European Union and world-wide, and the different measures taken to address it, confirmed the importance of a quick assessment of the situation and review of future action.
prompt and effective identification of all suspect and probable SARS cases, and their appropriate isolation in hospitals;
appropriate protection of hospital personnel treating the patients;
provision of guidance and information to health care workers and the public;
measures, consistent throughout the European Union, to provide and acquire information and traceabilty of international travellers arriving or in transit from affected areas;
timely and accurate reporting and sharing information with the Commission, WHO, other countries and other partners (for example, airline companies).
Finally, the Council encourages the Commission to
continue coordinating EU action on SARS;
keep the orientations for immediate and future actions under regular review, notably in the light of advice from the WHO;
consider developing a general preparedness plan on communicable diseases and health threats;
coordinate and network laboratory expertise;
The Council considers that the network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the Community has provided a very effective basis for the rapid exchange of information within the EU and for a coordinated response, in which the acceding countries have fully participated.
financially support research and development of validated diagnostic tests, therapeutic interventions, and vaccines.
The Council reviewed the situation and developments at its meeting on 2 June 2003, took note of the Commission's progress report on recent developments in connection with SARS and exchanged views on the current situation. All the Member States approved the Commission report and the initiatives taken or planned in this area. The Presidency emphasised the importance of coordinating the exchange of information at European level, given the cross-border nature of SARS.
The Council recalled that the application of health protection measures falls to the authorities of the Member States, and confirmed the benefits of effective coordination of such measures through the epidemiological surveillance Network Committee. It also endorses the orientations for immediate and future actions agreed on 10 April by the epidemiological surveillance Network Committee, which are summarised as follows:
rapid detection of all suspect cases of SARS through good surveillance;
protection of those at risk of infection from the cases through effective isolation of SARS patients in hospitals, including measures to protect carers;
particular attention to be paid to air travel, which has been an important factor in the spread of SARS, notably through standardised screening of passengers leaving affected areas, onboard advice to passengers and effective information at ports of entry from affected areas and
the particular importance of raising awareness among professionals and the public and the timely and accurate reporting and sharing of information with other countries, in particular the ΕEA/ΕFTA countries, acceding and candidate countries and with the WHO. Cooperation should also be developed with other partners, such as airline companies.
The Council urges the Member States and the acceding countries to implement effectively the orientations for immediate and future actions by the Network Committee and contribute actively to setting up a specific expert group on SARS under the Network Committee to develop common modalities and advice on health measures across Europe.
The Council underlined the need for continued cooperation between the Member States, the Commission and the WHO and called on the Member States to ensure, inter alia:"@en1
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