EMERGENCY RESEARCH
December 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLA EUROPEAN Union project promoting research into medical crises, including possible bio-terrorist attacks and new diseases such as SARS, has gained the support of the European Commission. The HESCULAEP project (a particularly tortuous acronym for "health emergency national regional programmes for an improved co-ordination in pre-hospital setting") is being funded by the EU's research Sixth Framework Programme. It aims to improve Member States' cooperation in combating emerging medical threats. EU research Commissioner Philippe Busquin said: "The ...
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