Increasing Public Health Safety alongside the New EU Eastern Borders
The Hungarian Ministry of Health and the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer supported – as solely EU government- the DG SANCO co-funded joint project of International Organization for Migration (IOM) and University of Pécs project:Increasing Public Health Safety alongside the New EU Eastern Borders. (The project has been developed and successfully submitted to the EC for funding by Professor Szilard – that time IOM official -who is coordinating now the University of Pécs migration health programs) The 36 months project has assessed more than 60 border-crossing points in Hungary, Poland and Slovakia and about 2200 border-guard passed a KAP survey (Knowledge, attitude and practice). The 36 month project was ending in June 2010.