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La Comisión Europea adopta el día 28/01/2020 el Programa de Trabajo 2020 

• Act 
• Annexes 
• Summary of the annexes 

The 2020 work programme is based on the following thematic priority areas, while addressing ‘health inequalities’ as a cross-cutting issue:

• Promote health, prevent diseases and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles;
• Protect Union citizens from serious cross-border health threats;
• Contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems; and
• Facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for Union citizens.

Within these areas, the following topics are important for the 2020 programme:

1. Promote health, prevent diseases and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles

• 1.4 Chronic diseases, including cancer, age-related diseases and neurodegenerative diseases
• 1.5 Tobacco legislation
• 1.6 Health information and knowledge system to contribute to evidence-based decision-making

2. Protect Union citizens from serious cross-border health threats

• 2.2 Capacity-building against health threats in Member States, including, where appropriate, cooperation with neighbouring countries
• 2.3 Implementation of EU legislation on communicable diseases and other health threats, including those caused by biological and chemical incidents, environment and climate 3 change
• 2.4 Health information and knowledge system to contribute to evidence-based decision-making

3. Contribute to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems

• 3.1 Health technology assessment (HTA)
• 3.2 Innovation and e-health
• 3.3 Health workforce forecasting and planning
• 3.4 Setting up a mechanism for pooling expertise at EU level
• 3.6 Implementation of EU legislation in the field of medical devices, medicinal products and cross-border healthcare
• 3.7 Health information and knowledge system, including support for the scientific committees set up in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/721/EC

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

• 4.1 European reference networks (ERNs)
• 4.2 Rare diseases
• 4.3 Patient safety and quality of healthcare
• 4.4 Measures to prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and control healthcare-associated infections
• 4.5 Implementation of EU legislation in the fields of tissues and cells, blood, organs
• 4.6 Health information and knowledge system to contribute to evidence-based decision-making

El próximo día 04/03/2020 se organiza un Webinar on Calls 2020 of EU Health Programme 

• Agenda  del Webinar

Fuente: Comisión Europea