EU4 Health

EU4 Health is the fourth and largest of the EU health programmes. The EU4 Health programme goes beyond an ambitious response to the COVID-19 crisis to address the resilience of European healthcare systems. The programme provides funding to national authorities, health organisations and other bodies through grants and public procurement, contributing to a healthier Europe.HaDEA implements the EU4Health programme by managing calls for proposals and tenders from 2021 to 2027.

The EU4Health programme is a key pillar to the Commission’s work to strengthen the European Health Union and contribute to the EU’s health priorities. The actions funded under the EU4Health programme pursue the following 4 goals and 10 specific objectives:

• To improve and foster health in the Union
  • disease prevention & health promotion
  • international health initiatives & cooperation
• To tackle cross-border health threats
  • prevention, preparedness & response to cross-border health threats
  • complementing national stockpiling of essential crisis-relevant products
  • establishing a reserve of medical, healthcare & support staff
• To improve medicinal products, medical devices and crisis-relevant products
  • making medicinal products, medical devices and crisis-relevant products available and affordable
• To strengthen health systems, their resilience and resource efficiency
  • strengthening health data, digital tools & services, digital transformation of healthcare
  • improving access to healthcare
  • developing and implementing EU health legislation and evidence-based decision making
  • integrated work among national health systems

EU4Health will also be investing in urgent health priorities:

• Response to COVID-19 pandemic and resilience for cross-border health threats
• Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
• The Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe and other areas:
• The digitalisation of health systems
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Improved vaccination rates