Health Programme

The Health Programme is the key means to implement health objectives at European level. The Second Programme of Community Action in the Field of Health 2008-2013 runs for a 6 year period (from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013) and follows the first Programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008) which financed over 300 projects and other actions. The Health Programme is based on Article 152 (4) of the Treaty establishing the European Community. It is an incentive measure designed to protect and improve human health, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of the Member States.The Commission implements the Health Programme by means of an annual work plan which sets out priority areas and the funding mechanisms. It is assisted by a Committee composed of representatives nominated by the EU Member States, which gives its opinion on the work plans, the selection criteria and financing of actions and methods for evaluating the programme. The implementation tasks of the Health Programme are managed by the Public Health Executive Agency Browse the Theme Health Programme 2008 – 2013 Projects financed under the Community Health Programmes