Regional Research Priorities of the Western Balkan countries
in the field of HEALTH
Consultation session, Tirana/Albania, May 12-13, 2009
Priority
Oncology
Cardiovascular
diseases
Public Health
Specification
Cancer registries (topic from FP6
revisited)
Translational medicine (training of
professionals)
Stroke research (early detection
guidelines)
Prevention of disease and risk factors,
specific epidemiological cases
Emerging food and water borne
zoonoses (zoonotic infections),
pollution of water (tourists)
Mental Health
Infectious diseases
Long term influence of post traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) on mental
health – parallel to terrorist attack
cases
Epidemiological research on viral
Hepatitis A, B, C, E (emerging)
Specific WBC interest
 Lack and improvement
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Countries in transition
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Harmonise guidelines for early
detection as a model case
Transition
Post traumatic stress
Emerging problems
Human potential
Enough existing cases
Water resources
Nutritional value
On the model of war
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Screening and Status quo
Research
Vaccine
Comment
Existing network on
stroke
See FP6 project