Improving quality and accessibility of social health care services in cross-border regions

The project includes activities for investing in health and social infrastructure to improve the provision of health services, including emergency services, as well as the promotion of cooperation between regional, local and health authorities and organizations, with the aim of sharing of resources and expertise in the field of healthcare, and the development of joint cross-border plans and programmes for the exchange of personnel and information resource of the competent health structures and emergency care centers in the cross-border region.

The project addresses the needs or measures to be taken to improve the delivery of health services, incl. emergency services, and for more effective prevention of socially significant diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer risk, diabetes, etc. in areas with limited access to highly specialised medical activities in the whole CB region through the introduction of mobile healthcare units, equipment of mobile services for telemedicine as well as the joint training of health authorities’ medical staff in the emergency medical system with focus on telemedicine and  joint emergency response plans and protocol in crisis situations.

The project supports the effective implementation of public health policy in the territory of Thessaloniki Region and Blagoevgrad Region for improving quality and accessibility of social health care services in cross-border regions in accordance with the legislation and the recommendations of the EU, with a view to preventing possible risks to the health of the population in the CB region by providing mobile medical equipment for the project partners - the supply of mobile health care units and specialized equipment for telemedicine in remote border areas, technical and laboratory equipment.