On 15 May 2024 at 12:00 the Ministry of Finance acting as Programme Operator of the Health Programme announces call for proposals of grant applications for bilateral initiatives under the Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level financed by the EEA Grants 2014-2021.

The Ministry of Finance – Programme Operator issues the updated Bilateral Ambitions Guideline for Applicants and Final Beneficiaries in programmes Justice, Human Rights, Good Governance and Health, which is valid from 15. 5. 2024.

Primary schools in Kutná Hora regon were part of the pilot project in the past two years. It brings a new perspective on the problematic behavior of children, on its causes and on how to deal with it successfully. It emphasizes the mental health of children and brings a team of experts to schools.

The Czech Ministry of Finance - Programme Operator of the Health Programme organised the 2nd Network Meeting of the Health Programme for Project Operators, Donor State Partners and other experts in the field of child and adolescent mental health.

With regard to the growing number of questions from applicants filling out grant applications in the section "Relevance of programme outputs" in the IS CEDR information system, we would like to further clarify the text of the call concerning the selection of programme outputs and their indicators (in accordance with Chapter 4.7.4 of the Guidelines for Applicants.

The Ministry of Health as Small Grant Scheme Operator in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance – Programme Operator announces on 31st March 2021 the Open Call for applications for funding of projects from the Small Grant Scheme of EEA Grants 2014-2021 in Programme Health focused on support of NGOs activities in the field of prevention and early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases.

The Ministry of Health as Small Grant Scheme Operator in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance – Programme Operator announces on 31st March 2021 the Open Call for applications for funding of projects from the Small Grant Scheme of EEA Grants 2014-2021 in Programme Health focused on support of NGOs activities in the field of mental health of children and adolescents.

The Call was divided into two parts - The creation of information materials in a printed and online form for secondary prevention and the Provision of scientific documentation as a basis for the creation, validation, and implementation of medical recommendations concerning selected communicable and non-communicable diseases.

38 applications were received in the open call lasting from mid-May to the end of July 2020. More than one-fourth of them was prepared in cooperation with partners from Norway or Iceland. All applications were evaluated by independent experts and based on their evaluation the Selection Committee recommended 10 projects for support.

Organization of seminars for the professional public, creation of joint analysis, improvement of mutual understanding, and often also agreements on ongoing cooperation and joint projects. These are the results of the so-called bilateral initiatives of the Health Programme supported by the EEA and Norway Grants. Their participants focused on sharing experiences, for example in the field of eating disorders, the involvement of peer consultants in care in acute psychiatric wards, or the availability of follow-up care for people with aphasia.