Transcript EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP FOR ACTION AGAINST CANCER …

EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP FOR
ACTION AGAINST CANCER
National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
Marija Seljak, Sandra Radoš Krnel,
Tit Albreht, Marjetka Jelenc,
Tina Lipušček…
Introduction
 Cancer is the second most common cause of death in
Europe, accounting for 29% of deaths in men and 23% in
women
 For successful action at EU level it is important that many
partners as all three institutions – the Parliament, the
Council, the Commission – patient organisations,
professionals and many others actively contribute.
 The initial "Europe Against Cancer" programmes were
valuable in putting in place the first elements of a
European strategy to combat cancer.
 Now it is needed a broader strategy to tackle cancer more
efficiently, bringing together a wide range of
stakeholders, to take concrete actions to prevent and
control cancer.
 In March 2006 Slovenia announced Reducing the Burden
of Cancer in EU a target during its Presidency
 This decision was not made randomly, as cancer certainly
represents one of the biggest public health issues
 In spite of the important magnitude of this problem, yet
the public health response to this major threat was and
still is fragmented
Reducing the Burden of Cancer in EU as a
leading theme
 Offers an important opportunity to reassess:
 how Member States are responding to the public health
challenge of cancer as a chronic disease, and
 to develop an action oriented, integrated and
multisectoral policy response
Slovenian EU Presidency
Conference
“The Burden of Cancer
How can it be Reduced” Brdo ,
7-8 February 2008
The Council Conclusions
 Under SI Presidency:
 The EC was asked to present an EU Action Plan on Cancer,
which will address all aspects of comprehensive cancer
control, through a multidisciplinary approach and consider
the appropriate framework for effective cancer control
policies and sharing best practices in cancer prevention and
care.
 Under BE Presidency:
 Council welcomed the Commission's initiative of setting up
a joint action to take the Partnership forward and the active
participation of all Member States in it
EC
 In 2009 the Commission issued the Communication,
which lays down the foundations of the European
Partnership for Action Against Cancer
 The European Partnership for Action Against Cancer was
launched in September 2009
EPAAC
 The overall aim is to support Member States
 The Partnership approach should also contribute to
avoiding duplication of efforts, and thus help to make
better use of limited resources
 The overall objective:
 MS should have integrated cancer plans
 This should contribute to achieving the long-term aim
which is to reduce cancer incidence by 15% by 2020
Joint Action
 The work is to be taken forward through a specific
financial mechanism under the EU Health Programme – a
"joint action”
 Slovenia took the leadership and coordinated partners in
the project
SI.NERGY
 We can only be successful if our work is complementary;
 More synergy among the Member States, European
institutions and civil society, as well as international
organisations at the global level.
EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP FOR ACTION AGAINST
CANCER
WORK PACKAGE 1,
COORDINATION
RESPONSIBILITIES
 To ensure that the Joint Action, milestones progress according to
plan
 Constant monitoring of WPLs
 Management of the budget
 Delivery of interim and final technical and financial reports to the
EAHC
JA GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
1.
JA MANAGEMENT TEAM
2.
JA ADVISORY COMMITTEE
3.
PARTNERSHIP STEERING COMMITTEE
JA MANAGEMENT TEAM
 Responsible for overall organisation, financial and
technical reporting
 Liaison between all partners and EAHC, EC
 Day to day management
 Who? A team of 5-7 people from NIPH, Slovenia
JA ADVISORY COMMITTEE
 Advise MT on general direction of JA
 Perform review of progress, provide guidance,
promote exposure of JA
 Who? The MT and all Work Package Leaders (WPLs).
PARTNERSHIP STEERING
COMMITTEE
 Review and confirm decisions made by the AC, oversight
committee
 Final confirmation of all plans, literally ‘steer’ JA in light of
its goals and work plan
 Special attention paid to National Cancer Plans
 Who? All WPLs, reps. from all 27 EU MSs, plus Iceland &
Norway, EC, IARC, EOHSP, ECPC, ECCO, industry assoc.,
WHO Europe, EUREGHA, individual experts.