The Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic published another call for applications for a non-refundable financial contribution aimed at strengthening health facilities in the fight against COVID-19 disease, which can now involve hospitals from the Bratislava region. This is done on the basis of an agreement with the European Commission according to which the consequences of the co-morbid crisis in health institutions can be co-financed from the Structural Funds in the Bratislava region. The call is announced in the framework of the actions of the Ministry of Health to strengthen capacities in the health system and to protect public health in response to the WHOID-19 pandemic. This challenge opens up another opportunity to take advantage of the European Structural Funds and to reimburse the increased expenditure on material and equipment in connection with the provision of healthcare to patients with COVID-19 disease due to the pandemic crisis in the Bratislava region. Hospitals may claim a financial contribution to cover expenses related to the provision of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and curing of patients suspected or ill with a diagnosis of COVID-19, expenditure related to the creation of mobile collection points and the purchase of personal protective equipment in the framework of the protection of medical personnel. against coronavirus infection. The call may also cover expenditure on the handling of epidemiological offices. - offices for adults and children and adolescents.
Under the conditions set by the call, it will be possible to reimburse the expenses that hospitals have had in relation to the pandemic since February 2020. The end of eligibility of expenditure in the project shall be set at 31 December 2023.
The provision of funds is governed by a de minimis scheme for services of general economic interest, on the basis of which the hospital can claim a contribution of up to 500 thousand Euros, of which 250 thousand Euros is a contribution from the European Regional Development Fund and 250 thousand Euros is a contribution from the state budget. Applicants need not contribute by their own means.EUR 3 million are allocated to the call from the European Regional Development Fund. The call for applications for a non-repayable financial contribution shall be open, meaning that applications for a contribution may be submitted within two evaluation rounds from May 2022 when the call was launched until the allocation is exhausted, at the latest by 31 October 2022 when the call will be closed.
The call is implemented under the Integrated Regional Operational Programme, in which the Ministry of Health acts as an intermediary body and provider of a non-repayable financial contribution. More information is available on the website of the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatics: