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 Restricted call builds on the foundation laid by Programme Component 1, focusing creation and maintenance of the network of prevention coordinators and at the same time on the implementation of specific measures on regional level. These measures directly address needs of the specific region in the area of prevention of NCDs and/or health promotion. The ambition of the Restricted 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 Component objective shall be in line with the objective of the Programme, which is the reduction of death rate from preventable and treatable causes and reduction of preventable NCDs rate in Slovakia.
• The Programme Component Operator shall dedicate 1-2 FTE of the new or existing personnel capacities to perform a set of tasks in the area of NCDs prevention and health promotion, defined in Annex No. 3 as a Tasks and Qualification Requirements of the role of the Prevention Coordinator. Self-Governing Regions shall sustain the active fulfilment of the tasks during the sustainability period.
• The Programme Component Operator shall accept the methodological supervision under the leadership of the Programme Component 1 Operator, the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic and follow its methodology.
• The Programme Component Operator shall become member of and actively participate in the multi-sectoral network and communication platform created and maintained by the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic.
• The Programme Component Operator must present the intervention implemented within the Programme for evaluation and incorporation to the National Portal of Best Practice.
• Interregional cooperation during the implementation and sustainability period.
• The Programme Component selected through this Call for Proposals shall be implemented in line with applicable state aid rules.
• The application shall, for the eligible activities 3–11 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. Description of the synergies / complementarities between already existing activities in the region (conducted either by Public Health Authorities, Self-Governing region, NGOs or private sector) and the activity planned within the application,
4. 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.

Restricted Call: HLT02 Prevention of non-communicable diseases in Slovak Self-Governing Regions

• A1a Application form preview
• A1b Instructions for completing application EGRANT
• A2 Rules of Procedure Steering Committee
• A3 Tasks&Qualification Requirements

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.