On 25 October, the European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, confirmed that as part of the EU4Health programme, operating grants will be available for health NGOs, at least at the level of the 3rd Health Programme (2014-2020). During a call between the Commissioner and health NGOs ((Alzheimer Europe, European Patients Forum, European Public Health Alliance and EURORDIS), Commissioner Kyriakides explained that the funding arrangement was still under development and that they expected to share more details early in November.
The above NGOs, who coordinated the #SaveEUHealthNGOs campaign, welcomed this news and consider the Commissioner’s decision an incredibly positive development. The organisations are now keen to see the detail of the operating grants, particularly in relation to important aspects such as the scope, eligibility criteria and the timelines of the grants.
