Action grants to support the implementation of best practices in community-based services for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections
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 at strengthening and supporting community-based service organisations in the Member States and neighbouring countries in the implementation of people-centre effective and integrated interventions, as well as linkage to care amongst groups at high risk of contracting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections. It will also directly contribute to national programmes and public health measures, thus, supporting the implementation of internationally agreed goals.
Detailed Call Description
There is wide recognition (including by ECDC, UNAIDS and WHO) that community responses must play an increasing role in addressing the epidemics and many Member States include community-based services in their response. Further support is needed to broaden the reach of services, supporting retention in care, increasing demand, monitoring quality, advancing human rights and combatting stigma and discrimination.
The action will foster the development of integrated community-based services, the setting-up of Union-wide networks and the design of tools/guides for community-based services.
This action will support the implementation of the generated knowledge, as well as piloted good practices.
Activities shall include one or more of the below topics:
(a) the strengthening and expansion of community voluntary testing, early diagnosis and linkage to care of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections as well as counselling. They will also pursue harm-reduction, peer support, prison-in-reach and through-care services approaches in hard-to-reach vulnerable groups;
(b) the implementation and scaling up of tools developed under previous actions and other practical approaches to support community-based activities. This will include implementation and quality assurance of Union-wide standardised indicators on testing and linkage to care and treatment among key risk groups;
(c) consolidation of the existing network(s) of community-based services in Europe in order to forge closer interaction, facilitate the exchange of best practice and promote innovative approaches fostering the increase of early diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted diseases and linkage to care in Europe among the most affected groups.
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