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The European Commission and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina signed an\u00a0agreement associating\u00a0Bosnia and Herzegovina\u00a0to the\u00a0EU4Health programme<\/a>. This will enhance the country’s health system\u2019s capacity to\u00a0respond to immediate health needs of citizens\u00a0and\u00a0contribute to strengthening its resilience.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n On 23 July 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina officially joined the EU4Health programme<\/a>. In its news announcement, EU reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n With the entry into force of the agreement,\u00a0health authorities, and the wider health community from\u00a0<\/strong>Bosnia and Herzegovina,\u00a0can fully benefit from EU funding opportunities under the EU4Health programme<\/strong>, on equal footing with EU Member States, Norway, Iceland, Ukraine, Moldova and Montenegro. Retroactively starting from 1 January 2024, both public and private health sector entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be able to access funding targeting critical areas such as\u00a0improving cancer diagnosis, treatment and care<\/strong>, developing strategies for\u00a0medicine stockpiling<\/strong>, bolstering\u00a0mental health<\/strong>\u00a0services,\u00a0digitalisation of healthcare<\/strong>\u00a0and tackling\u00a0initiatives related to\u00a0cross-border health threats.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Stella\u00a0Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>said:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI warmly welcome today’s agreement, through which EU support from the EU4Health programme will enable Bosnia and Herzegovina to strengthen its healthcare sector. This agreement represents the EU’s commitment\u00a0towards a strong and equitable cooperation to achieve our common goal to improve the health of citizens in both the Union and beyond as part of a strong European Health Union\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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