Call for proposals on health promotion and prevention of noncommunicable and communicable diseases, including vaccine-preventable and other cancers caused by infections, and on smoke – and aerosol-free environments – (DP/CR-g-24-29)
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Programme aims to improve and promote health in the Union to reduce the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases by:
- protecting people from serious cross-border health threats
- improving the availability, accessibility and affordability of medicines, medical devices and other crisis-related products in the EU
- strengthening national health systems
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Summary
The aim of this action is to contribute to reducing the burden caused by NCDs and communicable diseases and their risk factors, supporting Member States’ actions. The action targets:
- Sub-topic (c): Communicable diseases (HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, viral hepatitis).
Sub-topic (c) is linked to and supports the activities under DP/CR-g-24-28 Direct grants to Member States’ authorities: Cancers caused by infections, vaccine-preventable cancers and addressing communicable diseases (HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis).
Detailed Call Description
Sub-topic (c):
Activities will aim to:
a) support Member States and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme in their actions to prevent, monitor and manage communicable diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and viral hepatitis;
b) support Member States in their actions to address stigma and discrimination.
More specific activities will include:
a) development of best and promising practices, innovative policies, cost-effective approaches and research to prevent and monitor communicable diseases in the Union (HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, viral hepatitis);
b) awareness-raising to tackle stigma and discrimination;
c) targeted actions for vulnerable groups (e.g., drug users, migrants, people in prison)
d) capacity-building for health professionals, including in terms of communication skills, and support for patient groups and vulnerable groups.
Activities under sub-topic (c) should ideally complement the activities carried out under DP/CR-g-24-28 Direct grants to Member States’ authorities: cancers caused by infections, vaccine-preventable cancers and addressing communicable diseases (HIV/AIDS, TB, HBV and HVC).
All activities under this call will cover the promotion of health and the prevention and management of NCDs and communicable diseases, supporting in particular vulnerable population groups, including displaced people from Ukraine (as beneficiaries of the access to healthcare provided by the Temporary Protection Directive, when they need special actions to be integrated in the regular national health systems) and Roma in the EU. Activities should also include an equity dimension and aim at reducing health inequalities.
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Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Health
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
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.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- eligible non-EU countries: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme (list of participating countries)
Other eligibility conditions:
- academia and education establishments
- research institutes
- hospitals
- expert networks including European Reference Networks
- civil society organisations: associations, foundations, NGOs and similar entities
- international organisations
- established networks in the field of public health
- Member States’ authorities
Consortium composition:
- Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 3 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities), which complies with the following conditions:
- minimum 3 independent entities from 3 different eligible countries are foreseen for the topics.
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Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Health, Department of European Affairs
Ms MAKRIGIORGI Elena
Email: emakrigiorgi@moh.gov.cy
EU Contact Point
For help related to this call, please contact: hadea-hp-calls@ec.europa.eu