Call published under 3rd EU Health Programme

The European Commission has published a new call for proposals under the third Health Programme 2014-2020, namely for the Call for tender N° Chafea/2014/Health/25 concerning the study on the services to be provided by the European reference networks and its members. Deadline for applications is January 30, 2015.

The objective of this call for tender is to perform a study on the services to be provided by the European reference networks (ERNs) and its members. The study aims to support the implementation and functioning of the networks by identifying the possible sets of services to be provided by the members of a network when they act as such, as well as those to be provided by the network itself, including the cost calculation of the identified services and the relevant networking elements. The contract price is up € 180,000. The duration of the tasks is 12 months.

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.