The EU for Health programme (EU4Health) is the successor to the 3rd EU Health Programme. It aims to improve health in the European Union, address the COVID-19 health crisis and make health care systems resilient. EU4Health is also seeking to reduce the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases, to protect people in the Union from serious cross-border threats to health as well as improving the accessibility of medicinal products and medical devices.
Objectives
- Support actions on disease prevention, health promotion and action on health determinants; support actions to tackle health inequalities; support actions on communicable and non-communicable diseases (diagnosis, treatment) and on improving mental health
- Strengthen EU capacity for prevention, preparedness and rapid response to serious cross-border health threats in accordance with relevant EU legislation, and improve health crisis management
- Support actions to increase the availability, accessibility and affordability of medicines and medical devices as well as products needed in a crisis
- Support actions complementing national stockpiling of essential products in case of crisis at EU level
- Establish a structure and training resources for a pool of medical, nursing and ancillary personnel assigned voluntarily by Member States and ready to be mobilised in a health crisis situation
- Strengthen the use of health data, research and innovation for health care delivery, promote digital tools and services within health care systems
- Support the development, implementation, enforcement and, where necessary, revision of EU health legislation
- Support integrated work between Member States, work on HTA and strengthen networking through RERs and other transnational networks
- Supporting global commitments and initiatives related to health
Priorities
- To invest in the response to the COVID-19 crisis and reinforcing the EU’s resilience for cross-border health threats
- To invest in Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
- To invest in the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe
Financed actions
- Prevent diseases and promote health
- Strengthen preparedness and response to health crises
- Improve access to medicines and medical devices
- Build strategic stockpiles of medical products
- Create a reserve of healthcare personnel
- Promote the digital transformation of healthcare
- Ensure universal access to quality care
- Support legislation and data-driven health policies
- Reinforce cooperation between Member States
- Support global health actions
