Health Info Project - Health Info Project

The Interreg IPA CBC Programme ”Greece – The Republic of North Macedonia 2014-2020” is a cross-border cooperation Programme co-financed by the European Union under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II). The strategy statement of the Programme is “to enhance territorial cohesion by improving living standards and employment opportunities holding respect to the environment and by using the natural resources for upgrading of the tourism product”. The total budget of the Programme for the period 2014-2020 is 45.470.066,00 €.

Health Info

Health – Info (Unified information system for exchanging Information between primary health units in the cross-border area for emergency health cases), is a European project, being implemented under the Interreg IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme “Greece - The Republic of North Macedonia 2014-2020” and co-funded by the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) resources.

The aim

The aim of the project is enhancing cooperation between the two countries in the field of health care provision and the improvement of the existing tools, as well as the development of new tools and innovative methods of using technology in order to support health units and improve preventive health care and social services for population in the inaccessible areas of the cross-border area. The main goal of the program is the exchange of human resources and information in a unified health system.

The results

The results of the project, are expected to be beneficial in improving the health services provided in the cross-border area. It is well documented that cross-border areas face inherent problems regarding the involvement of residents in screening programs and health prevention programs, including the inclusion of vulnerable groups (the elderly and children) that are particularly difficult to achieve due to factors such as age, geography, ethnicity, culture, language, education, education and / or access to primary care.

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