How does the EU SDS take the Public Health into consideration?

<p>Public Health is a major issue worldwide, the government has to deal with this problem on a globally basis. Diseases in forms of viruses, infections spread quickly across continents some with lower or higher risks. In these cases EU needs to develop a strategy in order to fight cross-border health threats, which need to be accompanied by effective action in neighboring countries and at global level. <p> Fighting health threats requires rapid and effective response and functioning health systems, management, technology and infrastructure capability. One Member State?s incapacity to react could put the whole EU at risk. Bridging health inequalities across the EU is therefore crucial. Health promotion and disease prevention will reduce the economic and social burden of illness in the long-term. In addition, better knowledge of the effects of pollutants on health, will also facilitate improved preventive and planning measures. <p> The EU also has an obligation to support international efforts to improve health care. Currently 40 million globally suffer from HIV/AIDS. 24 million people have died, 5 million of them children. Malaria kills more than a million people every year, mostly children in Sub-Saharan Africa. The growing antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria remain a serious problem. <p> Some of the key actions EU plans to implement and take the Public Health into consideration are as follows: <p> 1. Upgrade action plans on handling health threats <p> 2. Improve food and feed legislation , including review of food labeling <p> 3. Continue to promote high animal health and welfare standards in the EU and internationally <p> 4. Curb the increase in preventable life style diseases through health promotion and prevention <p> 5. Ensure that chemicals are produced, handled and used in ways that do not pose significant threats to human health and the environment by 2020 <p> 6. Agree and implement an EU Strategy to address HIV/AIDS, including by taking steps to improve surveillance and strengthen co-operation between Member States. <p> 7. For third countries, efforts need to be stepped up to implement the existing EU Program for Action to confront HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. 8. Coordinate research into the links between environmental pollutants, exposure and health impacts to improve the understanding of what environmental factors cause health problems and how best to prevent them.Jeff Burns writes for Nexreg Compliance Inc., a company that provides <a href="http://www.nexreg.com/en/msds_authoring/eu_sds_authoring.php">EU SDS authoring</a> authoring and <a href="http://www.nexreg.com/">MSDS</a> services. <p> <p></p>