European Public Health Challenges

Key facts

Programme Operator:
Ministry of Health - Romania
Programme ID:
RO-HEALTH
Programme Donors
HDIR
Date of approval:
Total amount:
€38,132,500
EEA Grants fund:
€38,132,500
Programme areas:

Currently available funding

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Programme Summary

Objective

Improved prevention and reduced inequalities in health

Programme summary

Programme Concerns

No more than 50% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme shall be available for infrastructure (hard measures).

The National Focal Point and the Programme Operator shall at the latest by the submission of the programme concept note, submit a plan to ensure adequate programme management capacity of the Programme Operator.

The possibility of further developing the results of projects funded by the ''Public Health Initiatives'' programme under the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 shall be explored in the development of the concept note.

The programme shall be implemented through calls for proposals as well as pre-defined projects.

The programme shall focus on strengthening primary healthcare as well as universal access to healthcare and the reduction of social inequalities in health with emphasis on health status of the Roma population.

The programme shall include measures addressing outreach to vulnerable groups and remote areas through community nurses and ambulatory medical services.

The programme shall include measures addressing prevention and control of communicable diseases and take account of challenges related to anti-microbial resistance.

The programme shall include measures to address neuro-cognitive disorders through community-based services.

The programme shall include measures to improve the quality of access to paediatric oncology and haematology services.

This programme shall contribute to the improvement of the situation for the Roma population and shall contribute towards the target set in section 2 ''Specific concerns'' of this Annex.

Bilateral Ambitions

€ 200,000 shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.

Information on the projects funded by the EEA and Norway Grants is provided by the Programme and Fund Operators in the Beneficiary States, who are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of this information.