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
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The action aims to reduce the risk of liver cancers associated with infections caused by the Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses and the risk of gastric cancers caused by Helicobacter pylori.
Detailed Call Description
Gastric cancer associated with Helicobacter pylori infection show important gaps in incidence across the Union. Moreover, there is an acute need to address the risk of liver cancer associated with these specific infections.
Each of the three types of infectious agents will be addressed by specific approaches targeted to support vaccination in case of Hepatitis B virus and to drug treatment in case of Hepatitis C virus and Helicobacter pylori. Specific activities will be dedicated to the early detection of infections, the cornerstone strategy to reduce the risk of liver and gastric cancer caused by the three mentioned pathogens.
EXPECTED RESULTS AND IMPACT
Reduction of incidence of Hepatitis B infections and chronic diseases and reduction of Hepatitis C and Helicobacter pylori related liver and gastric cancers, respectively.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
60%
Applicants can apply for a higher project funding rate (maximum 80%) if your project is of ‘exceptional utility’.
Thematic Categories
- Health
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- International Organisations
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible for funding, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies) created under Union law or an international organisation, or
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories linked to it (OCTs)
- eligible non-EU countries: EEA countries and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme (third countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries, neighbourhood countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Health, Department of European Affairs
Ms MAKRIGIORGI Elena
emakrigiorgi@moh.gov.cy
(Publish Date: 29/10/2021-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
Stefan DE KEERSMAECKER
Telephone: +32 2 298 46 80
Email: stefan.de-keersmaecker@ec.europa.eu
Darragh CASSIDY
Telephone: +32 2 298 39 78
Email: darragh.cassidy@ec.europa.eu