Strenghtening primary Medical care in IsoLated and deprived cross-border arEas

Acronym	SMiLe
Project Number – MIS	5012828
Priority axis	4 - A Socially Inclusive Cross-Border Area
Investment priorities	9a - Investing in health and social infrastructure which contributes to national, regional and local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, promoting social inclusion through improved access to social, cultural and recreational
Intervention fields	053. Health infrastructure
Call	2nd Call for proposals under priority axes 2 & 4
Lead Beneficiary	4th Health District of Macedonia-Thrace
Beneficiaries	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Medicine Multi-profile Hospital for Active Treatment of Ardino Municipality of Harmanli National Emergency Aid Center
Start Date	Oct 12, 2017
End Date	Dec 31, 2023
Budget	2.980.965,32 €
ERDF Contribution	2.533.820,52 €
National Contribution	447.144,80 €
Website	https://www.smile-interreg.eu/

The SMiLe Project is planned to be primarly beneficial for the CB population located at remote and isolated areas without discriminations, while PHC Practitionners working in the territory will be also benefitted through their participation in targeted project activities.

The main project aims at the (i) the upgrading of 6 PHC units and 3 small hospitals all located in remote and disadvantaged CB territories, (ii) the creation and operation of a modern Training Center for PHC Practitionners, (iii) a set of studies focusing on the improvement of the accessibility in selected Healthcare Units in the CB area, including the preparation of a toolbox for Equal Health Provision and (iv) the development and operation of an IT Platform for the evaluation of PHC Services.