Open AccessEU az egészségügyért: az Európai Unió 4. Egészségügyi Cselekvési Programja
Author(s) -
Ágnes Szitáné Kazai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kaleidoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2062-2597
DOI - 10.17107/kh.2021.22.325-336
Subject(s) - european union , business , member states , resilience (materials science) , workforce , population , european commission , public health , health care , commission , economic growth , public administration , political science , environmental health , medicine , economic policy , nursing , finance , economics , physics , thermodynamics
The European Commission proposed a new, ambitious health programme 2021-2027 in May 2020. The main aim of this EU4Health programme is to provide a significant contribution to the post-COVID-19 recovery by making the EU population healthier, strengthening the resilience of health systems, and promoting innovation in the health sector. The general objectives of the programme areto protect people in the Union from serious cross-border threats to health;to improve the availability in the Union of medicines, medical devices and other crisis relevant products, contribute to their affordability, and support innovation;to strengthen health systems and the healthcare workforce, including digital transformation and increasingly integrated and coordinated cooperation among the Member States, sustained implementation of best practices and data sharing, to increase the average level of public health.