The first consortium meeting for launching "MEDiterranean studies of Cardiovascular disease and Hyperglycaemia: Analytical Modelling of Population Socio-economic transitions" (MedCHAMPS)  was held in London, UK during 20-22 April 2009. The meeting was attended by the leaders of Work Packages as well as Project Management Committee (PMC), (Technical Advisory Group) TAG and Project Monitoring and Advisory Committee (ProMAC) members.

During this meeting, an introduction to MedCHAMPS aims and objectives, deliverables and milestones, and expected impact were made. The Consortium Agreement (CA) was discussed, and the development of methodological approaches relevant to several work packages is being facilitated

Prof. Nigel Unwin and Julia Critchley from Newcastle presented an overview of each workpackage and the proposed management structures of MedCHAMPS

The main organisational body is the Project Management Committee (PMC); consisting of all WP leads, and leads of each partner institution. The role of the PMC, ProMAc, and TAG were discussed. The PMC has agreed to meet on a roughly 6 monthly basis

What is MedCHAPMS?

"MEDiterranean studies of Cardiovascular disease and Hyperglycaemia: Analytical Modelling of Population Socio-economic transitions "

MedCHAPMS, is a partnership project among seven international scientific institutes. It aims to make recommendations about policy initiatives, both within and outside the health sector, likely to be the most effective and cost-effective in reducing the burden of CVD and diabetes mortality and morbidity in each of the Mediterranean study countries (Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey).

This project will develop a CVD and diabetes model (IMPACT) in this region using a combination of situation analysis, policy and document review.