Support for Health, Increasing Efficiency and Quality of Healthcare

Annual Call: August

Priority Areas:

• A – Crime prevention
• B – Increasing health literacy
• C – Improving quality of life for people with psychiatric conditions
• D – Improving quality of life for people with neurodegenerative diseases
• E – Support for patients with chronic and incurable illnesses
• F – Support for advocacy work for persons with disabilities and serious chronic illnesses

Annual Call: August

Priority Areas:

• A – Establishment and development of volunteer centres and activities within healthcare facilities
• B – Improving accessibility and usability of healthcare services by addressing specific needs of persons with sensory, mental, or severe mobility disabilities
• C – Development of informational materials, educational activities (including in-person courses and training), and awareness-raising activities in the field of disability and chronic illness
• D – Support for rehabilitation centres specialized in specific disability groups (excluding hippotherapy)
• E – Support for domestic rehabilitation and educational stays

Announced by: Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
 Website: azvcr.cz

Main Goal:
 To contribute to the improvement of population health in the Czech Republic, both in the medium- and long-term, by generating new knowledge that advances diagnostics, treatment, and prevention for common, rare, and emerging diseases. The aim is also to raise the Czech healthcare research standard to match developed EU countries.

Focus Areas (3 Main Areas, 21 Sub-Areas, 43 Objectives):

1. Disease origin and development
2. New diagnostic and therapeutic methods
3. Epidemiology and prevention of serious diseases

Program Design:

• Total budget (2020–2026): CZK 6.05 billion
• CZK 5.5 billion from the state budget for R&D
• 4 public calls for proposals (first in 2019, support from 2020 onwards)
• Two subprograms:
  • Subprogram 1 – General
  • Subprogram 2 – Targeted at young researchers (under 35 years)
  • Detailed conditions are defined in the call documentation

Call Schedule: as per timeline published on azvcr.cz