Background and purpose of the call:
Increased access to vaccination for newly arrived migrants in first line, transit and destination countries.
Objectives pursued and expected results:
The main objective of the call is to address cross-border threats produced by infectious diseases in order to reduce risks and mitigate their consequences.
The most efficient public health and primary prevention measure is vaccination. However, vaccine preventable diseases are not completely controlled in the EU as the vaccination coverage is not the adequate one in all countries and for all vaccines. Even if the coverage of 95% of the population -the one considered necessary for herd immunity- is achieved, it is not equally distributed in specific geographic areas and population groups.
Differences in access to health services, health literacy, provision of information, etcetera, can have an impact in the percentage of population vaccinated.
As demonstrated in recent health crisis, the level of health security of the EU is the one of the less prepared or most affected country. Infectious diseases do not have borders, and we need a high vaccination coverage in the whole EU, and specific focus on vulnerable population is required.
The Council Recommendation on strengthened cooperation against vaccine-preventable diseases[1] welcomes the Commission’s decision to identify barriers to access to vaccines and support interventions that increase access for disadvantaged and socially excluded groups, including by promoting health mediators and grassroots community networks, in line with national recommendations.
The objectives of the action are to:
Description of the activities to be funded under this topic:
Expected impact:
Reduced transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases through an increased vaccination uptake among migrants in the concerned countries
Budget
Available budget for this topic: 1.000.000 EUR for 1 or more projects.
The grant agreement(s) will be awarded to those ranked highest, up to an available budget of 1.000.000 EUR (EU-Contribution).
[1]Council Recommendation of 7 December 2018 on strengthened cooperation against vaccine-preventable diseases 2018/C 466/01 (OJ C 466, 28.12.2018, p. 1.).
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