Prevention and Management of High Threat Pathogen Incidents in Transport Hubs

    Project: EU project

    Project Details

    Description

    PANDHUB project created an integrated toolbox to aid transport operators and relevant actors to develop their pandemic and dangerous pathogen preparedness and response plans. The project intended to cover the extraordinary aspects specific to serious natural or manmade pathogen threats in the transport environment. This was achieved by providing accurate, reliable and validated information for the incident threat assessment, preparedness, and response phases.
    AcronymPANDHUB
    StatusFinished
    Effective start/end date1/11/14 → 30/04/18

    Collaborative partners

    • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (lead)
    • Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris
    • Department of Health and Social Care
    • Institute for Space Medicine and Physiology (MEDES)
    • University of Eastern Finland
    • University of Nottingham

    UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

    Funding category

    • EU-FP7

    Keywords

    • Transport Hubs, Pandemics, Pathogens, Infection control, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, Decontamination

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