Statement of project aims

To provide a common and reliable source of information on the resources and contact points crucial for the control of communicable diseases in the European Union
To provide a computerised source of information facilitating the exchange of information among the Member States within the European network for the control of Communicable Diseases
To provide an Internet application for the easy access of the database
To provide a simple system for continuous updating of the collected information through a network of national gatekeepers, each in charge of revising the specific part of the database or add information
To extend the present database to additional countries candidates to become Member States of the European Union
To provide the structure for adding new country-specific databases