The third EU health programme is the main instrument used by the European Commission to implement the EU Health Strategy , which supports the Europe 2020 strategy. The programme has 4 main objectives:
3rd Health Programme
- Promote health, prevent diseases and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles taking into account the ‘health in all policies’ principle,
- Protect Union citizens from serious cross-border health threats,
- Contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems,
- Facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for Union citizens.
The third EU health programme is managed by the Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency (Chafea) assisting the Commission and is implemented by means of annual work plans, which set out priority areas and the criteria for funding actions under the programme. The total budget for the programme is € 449.4 million.
