Call published under third EU Health Programme

The European Commission has published the Call for Proposals for Projects 2015 under the third Health Programme 2014-2020. Deadline of applications is September 15, 2015. The call with identifier HP-PJ-2015 has a budget of € 9 million. Applications can be submitted for four topics: 'Gathering knowledge and exchanging best practices on measures reducing availability of alcoholic beverages', 'Early diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis', 'Early diagnosis of tuberculosis' and 'Support for the implementation and scaling up of good practices in the areas of integrated care, frailty prevention, adherence to medical plans and age-friendly communities'.
 
The third EU Health Programme 2014-2020 aims at encouraging innovation in healthcare, increasing the sustainability of health systems, improving the health of EU citizens and protecting them from cross-border health threats. The programme builds on the two previous programmes covering the periods 2003-2008 and 2008-2013. Compared to the former programmes the new one concentrates support on a smaller number of activities in priority areas, in line with the Europe 2020 strategy. The programme has four overarching objectives which seek to:

• Promote health, prevent diseases and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles taking into account the 'health in all policies' principle;
• Protect Union citizens from serious cross-border health threats;
• Contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems;
• Facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for Union citizens.