JA JARDIN – Joint Action on integration of European Reference Networks

The European Union, through the EU4Health programme, launched on 8 March the Joint Action JARDIN, an ambitious initiative dedicated to the integration of European Reference Networks (ERNs) into national healthcare systems. These highly specialised multinational networks operate across Europe on specific rare diseases, to ensure access to excellent care for patients. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JA…

Webinar “HERA – Funding & Opportunities in the AWP 2024 – Synergistic Actions with EU4Health” – 17 April 2024 (10:30-12:30)

In the framework of the JA NFP4Health, the Webinar “HERA – Funding & Opportunities in the AWP 2024 – Synergistic Actions with EU4Health” will take place online on the 17th April 2024 (10:30 – 12:30). The webinar is aiming at providing an overview on the AWP 2024 HERA opportunities with the objective of creating and…

World Kidney Day – EU4Health PREVENTCKD

The 14th of March marks World Kidney Day, an important occasion to focus on the ongoing efforts in this field. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is estimated to affect more than 850 million people worldwide and resulted in over 3.1 million deaths in 2019. Presently, kidney disease ranks as the 8th leading cause of death, and if…

JA NFP4Health Newsletter 3rd Edition is out!

The JA NFP4Health Consortium is pleased to carry on enforcing the network of National Focal Points and setting up sustainable actions to promote the achievement of the health objectives for the period 2021-2027. The NFP4Health network has published its 3rd newsletter. In this issue of the newsletter, we flash back to important events that took place…

Webinar on the new Joint Transnational Call launched by THCS – 12 March (15:00-16:30)

The Webinar on the new Joint Transnational Call launched by THCS – The European Partnership on Transforming Health and Care Systems will take place on March 12, from 15:00 to 16:30 CET. The webinar will inform potential applicants about what they can expect for this new call, the submission procedure, the partner search tool, and much more. To register, please…

EU4Health call for tenders to speed-up the development, availability and access to anti-tuberculosis medicines for children

The subject of this call for tenders (budget: 5 million €) is to conclude a service contract for purchasing services to speed up availability and access to age-appropriate anti-tuberculosis medicines in the EU. To achieve this goal, the selected contractor will need to carry out clinical and/or non-clinical services for finalising the development and submitting…

HNN3.0 – February 2024

The HNN 3.0 network newsletter has published its February 2024 issue, which is available at the following LINK. The newsletter collates a number of upcoming events and calls, and it highlights some valuable resources, including the following: Updated DESCA model consortium agreement for Lump-Sum projects available in Horizon Europe: A widely used template for consortium…

Launch of the HERA newsletter

The European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) has launched its newsletter. The first issue (February 2024) is available at the following LINK. Among the articles presented, the following topics were highlighted: Critical Medicines Alliance HERA 2023 Conference: steering reflections for enhanced health preparedness Commission steps up actions to address critical shortages of medicines…

Prior information notice: multiple framework contracts for gathering intelligence on priority threats and MCMs

HaDEA has published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a call for tenders to conclude multiple framework contracts in cascade for support services to the European Commission on gathering intelligence on priority threats and medical countermeasures.  HADEA/2024/OP/0009-PIN These framework contracts will support the intelligence gathering and horizon scanning function of the Directorate General for Health Emergency…