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…
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…
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…
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…
The JA NFP4Health “JA JACARDI Context Analysis online meeting” will take place on the 22nd of March 2024 from 12:00 to 13:00 (CET), as a follow-up to the “Webinar Online Synergistic Actions with JA JACARDI” that was held on the 9th of February 2024. The webinar has been organised in collaboration with the National Public Health Insitute…
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…
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…
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…
HaDEA manages several calls for tenders under the EU4Health programme, with the aim to contribute to the resilience of European healthcare systems and, thus, to a healthier Europe. Check out the studies and reports published over the years through contracts managed by HaDEA. A study assessing scientific, engineering, legal and economic considerations of flexible EU manufacturing and…
15 February marks the International Childhood Cancer Day. According to Childhood Cancer International Europe, 35 000 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer each year. Fortunately, the survival rates across Europe have significantly improved, with currently more than 500 000 children able to lead healthy, cancer-free lives. On International Childhood Cancer Day, HaDEA spoke with Carina…