FP7 Cooperation

Health

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Funding opportunities in the Health Theme directed towards the participation of International Cooperation Partner countries.

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Projects covered by the following calls:

-          FP7-HEALTH-2011-single-stage

-          Indicative Budget: EUR 160.5 million

-          Date of publication: July 20^th, 2010.

-          Call deadline:

                  November 10th, 2009 (17:00hrs Brussels local time)

For further information and full details of the single – stage call, please consult the full Health 2010 Work Programme at:

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.CooperationDetailsCallPage&call_id=323

-          FP7-HEALTH-2011-two-stage

-          Indicative Budget: EUR 498 million

-          Date of publication: July 20^th, 2010.

-          Call deadline:

                  October 13th, 2010 (17:00hrs Brussels local time)

For further information and full details of the 2-stage call, please consult the full Health 2010 Work Programme at:

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.CooperationDetailsCallPage&call_id=324

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Disclaimer: Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that this document is accurate, the MIRA (Mediterranean, Innovation and Research Coordination Action) project cannot be held responsible for errors that may be found in it.

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HEALTH.2011.3.4-1: Development and assessment of comprehensive and integrated interventions and programmes to improve reproductive health and health equity. FP7-HEALTH-2011-single-stage.

Research under this topic should aim at creating evidence for best practices in developing and implementing integrated and comprehensive reproductive health programs, following a life time approach and addressing the key areas of reproductive health, such as  adolescent health, control of sexually transmitted diseases, assistance in achieving the desired fertility, and maternal and newborn health. The research is expected to go beyond the assessment of specific single interventions and should focus on the community effectiveness of reproductive health intervention packages and/or operational programmes, set in a health systems context. Note: Limits on the EU financial contribution apply. These are implemented strictly as formal eligibility criteria.

Funding scheme: Specific International Cooperation Action (SICA), Collaborative Project (small or medium-scale focused research project) target regions: all international cooperation countries (ICPC¹).

Requested EU contribution per project: Maximum EUR 3 000 000.

One or more proposals can be selected.

Expected impact: The project is expected to generate, summarize and disseminate evidence on strategies, programmes, and best practice in reproductive health promotion and care. This evidence should help policy makers and programme managers on all levels, as well as other stakeholders and the community to provide and use reproductive health services more effectively and equitably.

HEALTH.2011.3.4-2: Building sustainable capacity for research for health and its social determinants in low and middle income countries. FP7-HEALTH-2011-single-stage. The Coordination Action should develop and implement a concept for the sustainable development of capacity for research for health and its social determinants in close collaboration with institutions in ICPC¹ countries and a substantial element of South-South cooperation. Topical areas to be covered should be identified through a training needs assessment with all stakeholders as part of the project and may include – among others – epidemiology and demography, health economics, environmental health, evaluation sciences, medical anthropology, and community-based health care. Interdisciplinary courses may also be considered. Emphasis should be given to establishing and supporting excellent academic teaching and research networks. Active participation of young researchers in regional and international fora, as well as exchange between research institutions, could be considered. The aim is to achieve a balanced level of participation for ICPC countries. Note: Limits on the EU financial contribution apply. These are implemented strictly as formal eligibility criteria.

Funding scheme: Coordination-Support Action (coordinating action) target regions: all

international cooperation countries (ICPC¹).

Requested EU contribution per project: Maximum EUR 2 000 000.

One or more proposals can be selected.

Expected impact: To promote health scientists from ICPC countries along with their

institutions and research networks in order to create a sustainable and attractive research

landscape for interdisciplinary research for health and its social determinants.

HEALTH.2011.2.4.3-4: Genetic and environmental factors in obesity and/or diabetes in specific populations. FP7-HEALTH-2011-two-stage. The research should aim at understanding the genetic and environmental factors causing variations in prevalence and incidence of metabolic disorders in specific, well characterised populations that show a significantly altered risk of developing metabolic disorders in a new place or situation. The successful project should be based on new comparisons between populations in their original and new environment, e.g. as immigrant populations. Emphasis should be placed on the role of genetic, environmental and/or lifestyle factors, as well as their interactions, on the incidence, prevalence, and age of onset of metabolic disorders. Each project should focus on a particular geographical region. The European Commission services will ask all selected projects at the negotiation stage to interact together and with related projects from selected third countries. Proposers should take into account existing EU funded projects, including from the FP6 Food-Agri-Biotech programme, such that overlap be avoided. Note: Limits on the EU financial contribution apply. These are implemented strictly as formal eligibility criteria.

Funding scheme: Specific International Cooperation Action (SICA), Collaborative Project (small or medium-scale focused research project) target regions: Mediterranean countries, Africa, Asia, Latin-America).

Requested EU contribution per project: Maximum EUR 3 000 000.

One or more proposals can be selected.

Expected impact: The selected project are expected to ultimately guide lifestyle intervention programmes, including but not limited to diet and physical activity, taking into account situations of malnutrition and possible multigenerational effect. Findings will need to be relevant for populations, both in their home countries and immigrant populations in Europe and throughout the world. It is expected that novel genetic and other risk factors for diabetes and obesity will be identified will lead to improved diagnosis and treatment and possibly the development of novel therapeutic targets. The cooperation between the selected projects and other national projects from selected third countries will ensure a global impact beyond the specific populations studied. A strong participation of SMEs in the projects should help ensuring innovation in this area/topic. The degree of active participation of research-intensive SMEs will be considered during the evaluation.

¹The list of international cooperation partner countries (ICPC) is provided in Annex I to the Cooperation

Programme ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/icpc-list.pdf