What are the most relevant diseases in a country? Which risk factors are the strongest contributors to disease and death? How is the impact of different diseases evolving over time, and how does it compare between countries and within subnational units? As the need for prioritising the use of available resources constantly increases, a timely, sound and comprehensive answer to these fundamental questions is more than ever needed to inform public health decision making. Driven by the impact of the Global Burden of Disease study, several researchers and national and international health institutes have adopted the burden of disease approach to address these questions.
The complexity of the burden of disease approach however resulted in major disparities in research capacity across Europe. Furthermore, the current burden of disease landscape remains scattered, and researchers struggle to translate their findings to decision makers. The burden-eu COST Action will address these challenges by acting as a technical platform for integrating and strengthening capacity in burden of disease assessment across Europe and beyond.
To achieve this aim, the following objectives have been defined:
- To bring together experts and expertise across different domains, transforming the currently scattered burden of disease landscape into one transnational team.
- To compare and harmonize methods and approaches for burden of disease assessment.
- To identify critical knowledge and data gaps, and set up studies for which international coordination is needed.
- To serve as an advocacy group for the burden of disease approach in Europe.
- To build and increase capacity in burden of disease assessment across Europe.
- To serve as a technical platform where knowledge and expertise can be shared among established and emerging researchers.
- To promote an interdisciplinary approach that integrates knowledge translation in the classical burden of disease framework.
Company Details
- Address
- Brussels, Be
- Industry
- Research Services
- NAICS
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Scientific Research and Development ServicesResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Website
- http://www.burden-eu.net
- HQ
- Brussels
- Competitors
- CANCEPT Research Network, Associação Portuguesa de Economia da Saúde, SRNT-E, RISE - Health Research Network, Academisch Centrum voor Huisartsgeneeskunde (ACHG), PIECES Project, The Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, BEST-COST EU, Aarhus University Research Foundation.
Burdeneu Questions
Burdeneu's website is http://www.burden-eu.net
Burdeneu's LinkedIn profile is https://be.linkedin.com/company/burdeneu
Burdeneu's industry is
Research Services
Burdeneu's top competitors are
Cancept Research Network,
Associação Portuguesa De Economia Da Saúde,
Srnt-E,
Rise - Health Research Network,
Academisch Centrum Voor Huisartsgeneeskunde (Achg),
Pieces Project,
The Physical Activity For Health Research Centre (Pahrc),
Institute For Health Metrics And Evaluation,
Best-Cost Eu,
Aarhus University Research Foundation.
Burdeneu's categories are Research Services
