TUBIDU Final International network meeting 24 April 2014

Cinthia Menel Lemos

Executive Agency for Health and Consumers

Update CHAFEA - Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency mandate

• The Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency

(formerly the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers

from July 2008 to December 2013 and Public Health

Executive Agency from 2005) was created on 1 January

2005.

• In 2008, the Agency's mandate was expanded to include

actions in consumer protection and training for safer food. In

December 2013, the Agency's mandate was further extended

until 2024.

• Chafea implements the EU Health Programme, the Consumer

Programme and the Better Training for Safer Food initiative.

Health Programme 2014-2020

Health Programme 2014-2020

• 3rd Health Programme was published 23 March 2014

• http://ec.europa.eu/health/programme/policy/index_en.htm

• 7 years, proposed budget of € 449 million

• Complementary with the other Programmes for health

Horizon 2020,

Structural funds

Youth programme

The objectives

1) Promote health, prevent disease and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles

2) Protect citizens from serious cross-border health threats

3) Contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems

4) Facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for Union citizens

e 1) Promoting health, preventing diseases and fostering

supportive environments for healthy lifestyles

• Cost-effective promotion and prevention measures for addressing tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy dietary habits, physical inactivity

• Chronic diseases including cancer; good practices for prevention,

early detection and management, including self-management

• HIV/AIDS, TB and hepatitis; up-take of good practices for

cost- effective prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care

• Legislation on tobacco products advertisement and marketing

• Health information and knowledge system

pertise

3) Contributing to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems

• Health Technology Assessment

• Up-take of health innovation and e-health solutions

• Health workforce forecasting and planning (number, scope of practice,

skills), mobility/migration of health professionals

• Mechanism for pooled expertise and good practices assisting Member States in their health systems reforms

• Health in an ageing society, including European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing

• Legislation in the field of medical devices, medicinal products and cross-border healthcare

• Health information and knowledge system including Scientific Committees

Medical device 4) Facilitating access to better and safer healthcare

for EU citizens

• European Reference Networks (on the basis of criteria to be set under

Directive 2011/24/EU)

• Rare diseases (networks, databases and registries)

• Patient safety and quality of healthcare including the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections

• Antimicrobial resistance

• Legislation in the field of tissues and cells, blood, organs, medical devises, medicinal products, and patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare

• Health information and knowledge system

Action Plan on HIV/AIDS in the EU and neighbouring countries: 2014-2016, adopted on 14.3.2014 SWD(2014) 106

1. Strengthen the political leadership as an important asset in the fight against HIV/AIDS

2. Address stigma and discrimination, including legal barriers that impede measures to fight HIV/AIDS

3. HIV/AIDS co-infections such as tuberculosis (TB) and viral hepatitis

4. Treatment is effective in preventing HIV transmission, strategic use of treatment, increases the importance of early testing particularly amongst high risk groups.

• http://ec.europa.eu/health/sti_prevention/docs/ec_hiv_actionplan_2014_en.pdf

Action Plan on HIV/AIDS in the EU and neighbouring countries: 2014-2016, adopted on 14.3.2014 SWD(2014) 106

4.PRIORITY GROUP

ACTION PARTNERS TIME INDICATOR(S)

EXPECTED RESULTS

Injecting drug users (IDUs) Implementation of risk and harm reduction

Implementation of risk and harm reduction measures to IDUs and their partners for prevention and treatment of HIV, co-infections and drug dependency in the community and prisons

Member States Neighbouring countries Civil Society Commission ECDC

Coverage of harm reduction programmes, including syringe exchange and clean needles

Decreased HIV incidence among people who inject drugs

Coverage of drug substitution, HIV and co-infections treatment programmes

Better access for IDUs to harm reduction measures, including clean syringes and needles

Action Plan on HIV/AIDS in the EU and neighbouring countries: 2014-2016, adopted on 14.3.2014 SWD(2014) 106

4.PRIORITY GROUP

ACTION PARTNERS TIME INDICATOR(S)

EXPECTED RESULTS

Injecting drug users (IDUs) Implementation of risk and harm reduction

Implementation of risk and harm reduction measures to IDUs and their partners for prevention and treatment of HIV, co-infections and drug dependency in the community and prisons

Member States Neighbouring countries Civil Society Commission ECDC

Percentage of IDUs reached with HIV programme

Availability of specific, effective prevention programmes for IDUs and their partners

Thank you for your attention!