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EU4Health is the EU’s funding programme to deliver on EU health policy and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This call aims to implement projects on health promotion and disease prevention, and is expected to support the Member States’ efforts to reduce the burden of NCDs in particular that related to CRDs.
Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), which are diseases of the airways and other structures of the lung, are one of the main sources of mortality and morbidity in the Union. Some of the most common are chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, occupational lung diseases and pulmonary hypertension. In addition, the interstitial lung disease, that covers a large group of chronic lung diseases that cause scarring (fibrosis) of the lungs and post-COVID Pulmonary Fibrosis, needs attention as well.
The aim of this action is to complement the activities of the joint action “DP-g-23-31-01 ‘Healthier Together’ EU NCD Initiative – Chronic respiratory diseases” led by the Member States, thus helping to reduce the burden of CRDs in the Union, both at personal and population level, targeting or addressing the related risk factors and their determinants, as necessary.
Read more in the call document
The activities will cover the prevention and management of CRDs and will complement the joint action. Activities will include implementing projects involving civil society organisations to support the Member States’ authorities in the implementation of comprehensive public health policies, the development and transfer of best practices, the development of public health guidelines, the preparation and roll-out of innovative approaches, projects supporting patient pathways and the launching of projects expected to have a significant public health impact and which benefit citizens directly. These may include projects to support the Member States in meeting the objectives of the Zero Pollution Action Plan82, the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability83 and of the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. Activities should also include an equity dimension and aim at reducing health inequalities.
Read more in the call document
The action will implement projects on health promotion and disease prevention, and is expected to support the Member States’ efforts to reduce the burden of NCDs (approximately 80% of the disease burden in Europe), in particular that related to CRDs, and to reach the Sustainable Development Goal 3, in particular target 3.4.
The expected results will include initiatives to complement the Member States’ efforts in the design, planning and implementation of best practices, such as for the development of public health guidelines, patient pathways, and support for the preparation and roll-out of new policy approaches, participation in the pilot testing of innovative practices, development of support actions such as training and improving health awareness and health literacy.
Academia and educational institutions, civil society organisations supporting the priority areas (health professional associations, patient organisations, foundations, NGOs and similar entities).
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 3 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities), which complies with the following conditions: minimum 3 entities from 3 different eligible countries.
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
+ be legal entities (public or private bodies)
+ be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
EUR 1.000.000
Expected duration of the project(s) in months: 36 months
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