The European Union's international health programme was set up to implement the European Health Strategy.
Responsibility for the management of the programme was entrusted by the European Commission to the Agency Chafea (The Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency) which prepares the annual work plans of the programme, covering priority areas and concrete actions of the action plan.
4 main objectives of the programme:
- Support health, actively developing disease prevention and strengthening the environment; healthy lifestyle in accordance with the principle of "Health in all policies';
- Protecting the population EU against serious cross-border health threats;
- Contribute to building innovative, efficient and sustainable Health systems;
- Facilitating access for EU citizens to better and safer healthcare
The current Health Programme, in force for 2021 - 2027 - is called EU4Health, is the EU's fourth health programme and was developed as an EU response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
More about EU Health You can read the program HERE.