Ms. Brigita Kairiene, National Public Health Centre (Lithuania), HEALTHY GATEWAYS Joint Action, at One Health Security Conference, 14-15 Oct 2019, THL, Helsinki

1. EU HEALTHY GATEWAYS Joint Action
Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
The EU HEALTHY GATEWAYS Joint Action has received funding from the European Union, in the framework of the Third Health Programe (2014-2020).
The content of this presentation represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility; it cannot be considered to reflect the views of the European Commission and/or the Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food
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EU HEATLHY GATEWAYS Joint Action
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Brigita Kairiene
National Public Health Centre under the Ministry of health, Lithuania

2. Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
€ 3 million EC funding
3 year Joint Action: 2018-2021 → Sustainability
Consortium
•1 May 2018Start date:
•36 monthsDuration:
•29 EU MS (+ Taiwan CDC)
•38 authorities (17 partners, 3 affiliated entities,
18 collaborating stakeholders)
Consortium:

3. Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
General objectives
Contribute to a high
level of public health
protection in the
European Union
Support cooperation and coordination between EU MS
Improve capacities at PoE
Prevent and combat cross-border health threats coming
from the transport sector

4. Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
In case of a PHEIC
To support:
- coherent response &
- implementation of temporary recommendations
issued by the WHO according to IHR
General objectives
Inter-epidemic
Emergency
Two modes
of operation

5. Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
Specific objectives
1. Facilitate EU MS evaluating and monitoring of core capacities at PoE
2. Strengthen inter-sectoral and cross-sectoral collaboration through a
communication network
3. Produce catalogues of tested best practices, guidelines and validated action
plans
4. Provide capacity building/training on tested best practices, guidelines, validated
action plans
5. Facilitate EU MS to coordinate and execute hygiene inspections on conveyances
6. Combat all types of health threats focusing on infectious disease and vectors
7. Support response to possible future public health emergencies of international
concern

6. Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
Work Packages

7. Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
Ground-crossings
NVSC, Lithuania & NIPH-NIH, Poland
• State of the Art report will be produced to answer the following questions:
Part A
•Ground-crossings
and volumes of
persons/goods
transported to EU
countries from
non-
EU/EFTA/other
countries?
Part B
•Legal framework
for implementing
health measures
at ground-
crossings in EU
and EFTA
countries?
Part C
•Lessons learned
from previous
public health
events/projects to
consider in
development of
core capacities at
ground-crossings?
Part D
•Needs of EU
countries
regarding ground-
crossing core
capacities?
Part E
•Role of ground-
crossings in
invasive mosquito
species dispersal?
Part F
•Best practices on
core capacities
implementation at
ground-crossings?
• Develop web-based tool for contingency plan development/assessment for ground-crossings
• Develop training materials and table-top/simulation exercise
• Draft model Memorandums of Understanding (MoU)

8. Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
Air transport
FOHM, Sweden & UKE, Germany
• Produce web-based best practice catalogues for airports
• Draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for:
Vector surveillance and control activities (focus on vector-invasive species)
Inspection of aircrafts for vectors
• Prepare training materials and table-top/simulation exercises
• Produce web-based tool for contingency plan development and assessment for airports
• Develop model Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
• Draft report on countries’ legal frameworks regarding contact tracing in response to public
health events

9. Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
• Produce web-based best practice catalogues and guidelines for ports
• Develop web-based tool for contingency plan development/assessment at ports
• Prepare training materials and table-top/simulation exercises
• Draft model Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for:
 Vector surveillance and control (focus on vector-invasive species)
• Produce guidelines for inter-country communication and information flow in
outbreak investigations and management of public health events
Maritime Transport
University of Thessaly-Greece

10. Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
• Target group: chemical focal points from European countries
• Topic: preparedness plans and meeting IHR and Dec 1082/2013/EU criteria
Workshop 1
• Target group: professionals working with chemicals at points of entry
• Topic: primarily addressing chemical safety
Workshop 2
Chemical threats at points of entry
PHE-United Kingdom & NIJZ-Slovenia
• Develop training materials and guidance on chemical preparedness and
action at points of entry
• Prepare chemical preparedness assessment tool for European points of
entry

11. Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
Training at EU level
‘Training of the trainers’ courses
RIVM-Netherlands
Subject Number Date Location
Preparedness and response to public health
events at ports
1 12-14 March 2019
Piraeus,
Greece
Preparedness and response to public health
events at airports
1 18-20 September 2019
Belgrade,
Serbia
Vector surveillance and control at points of
entry
1 Proposed date: 2020 Croatia
Preparedness and response to public health
events at ground crossings
1 Proposed date: 2020 Poland

12. Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
Webinars conducted to address management of public health events common to all types of points of entry
Webinars
• Crossing Borders: Tools and Strategies to
Reduce the Risk of Importation and
Exportation of Tuberculosis across the
U.S. Border (Presented by US CDC)
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019
Upcoming webinar:
• Passenger ship inspection grading system
• Border health measures to reduce potential
for introduction and spread of public health
diseases of international concern
• Issues on disinfection and disinsection of
aircrafts
• Inspection Grading System – an update
• Chemical preparedness at PoE series: Ports
• Chemical preparedness at PoE series:
Airports
Past recorded webinars
available for playback:

13. EU HEALTHY GATEWAYS Joint Action
Preparedness and action at points of entry (ports, airports, ground crossings)
Joint Action 04-2017 / Grant Agreement Number: 801493
The EU HEALTHY GATEWAYS Joint Action has received funding from the European Union, in the framework of the Third Health Programme (2014-2020).
The content of this presentation represents the views of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility; it cannot be considered to reflect the views of the European Commission and/or the Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food
Executive Agency (CHAFEA) or any other body of the European Union. The European Commission and the Agency do not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains.
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