The objective of the Programme is to support the implementation of the Slovak Strategic framework for health care for 2014-2030, in particular the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the advancement of health promotion. This shall be done via creation and endorsement of the Governance model for NCDs prevention and health promotion, coordinated involvement of the self-governments, strengthened awareness and understanding of the NCDs and health promotion among the general public, and improved coordination and communication at the national, regional and municipal level.

The Call builds on the foundation established by Programme Component 1, focusing on the creation and maintenance of a network of prevention coordinators while simultaneously supporting the implementation of targeted measures on local level. These measures are designed to directly address the specific needs of each municipality in the areas of NCDs prevention and health promotion. The ambition of the Call is, inter alia, to support the cooperation of entities active in the field of NCDs prevention and health promotion in order to implement wide range of measures and increase awareness and education with the aim to protect health of population, with emphasis on hard-to-reach communities.

Further conditions:

• The Programme Components´ main objective must be in line with the objective of Programme, which is the reduction of death rate from preventable and treatable causes and reduction of preventable NCDs rate in Slovakia.
• The position of at least one Prevention Coordinator, meeting the Job Description and Qualification Requirements defined by Annex No. 4, must be established within the Programme Component.
• The Programme Component Operator must accept and follow the methodological supervision under the leadership of the Programme Component 1 Operator, the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic.
• To define “city health profile”, which, according to the WHO definition means a public health report that describes the health of the city’s population, bringing together key pieces of information on health and its determinants in the city and interpreting and analysing the information. This report shall be composed at the beginning and at the end of the implementation period of the Programme Component.
• The Programme Component Operator must become member of and actively participate in the pilot network of cities created by the Programme Operator in the spirit of “Healthy Cities” and also actively participate in the multi-sectoral network and communication platform created and maintained by the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic. The draft Statute of the pilot network, outlining rights and obligations of its members is attached in Annex No. 5.
• The Programme Component Operator must present the intervention implemented within the Programme for evaluation and incorporation to the National Portal of Best Practice.
• The Programme Components selected through this Call for Proposals shall be implemented in line with applicable state aid rules.
• The application shall, for the eligible activities 4–10 defined in chapter 5 of this document, include:

1. Description of the planned outputs of the activities to be reached at population / patient level: number of inhabitants / patients included or addressed, method for evaluation of the results based on the baseline and follow-up measurement,
2. Description of the way in which hard-to-reach communities will be addressed by the activity,
3. Basic information about construction work planned if relevant: objective/-s of construction work and relation to the planned outputs, planned budget for construction work, planned timeline.

Reduction of death rate from preventable and treatable causes and reduction of preventable NCDs.

Governance model for NCDs prevention and health promotion endorsed.

Coordinated involvement of the self-governments in NCDs prevention and health promotion.

Awareness and understanding of the NCDs and health promotion among the general public increased.

Improved coordination and communication at the municipal level in the area of NCDs prevention and health promotion.

Call: HLT03 Prevention of non-communicable diseases in Slovak cities

• A1a Application form preview
• A1b Instructions for completing application EGRANT
• A2 Selection Criteria
• A3 Rules of Procedure Steering Committee
• A4 Tasks&Qualification Requirements
• A5 Statutes_Pilot Network of Cities and Towns

Additional documents: Additional documents

Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic

Pribinova 25

811 09 Bratislava

The Programme Operator can be contacted for queries by:

• e-mailu: swiss-contribution@mirri.gov.sk
  • the request needs to be linked to the call – by call code HLT02
  • questions received by e-mail will be responded within 7 days
• phone: +421-2-2092 8450.