Health | COVID-19 emergency
On 30 January, the World Health Organisation declared the Corona Virus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern while, on 11 March, it characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. Worldwide countries started to declare state of emergency and approved first set of emergency measures and support operations.
The EU and its member states, for instance, are working together to reinforce national healthcare systems and contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. They are also taking action to mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19. At the same time, the EU Commission announced immediate support of up to €38 million for the Western Balkans to tackle the health emergency and the reallocation of €374 million from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
This page intends to give you an overview of the common response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
News
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POLICY ANSWERS is building bridges between national/regional priorities and the EU priorities, and providing support for the Western Balkans’ inclusion in relevant EU initiatives and platforms, such as...
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Healthy Societies [Parallel Session 2, POLICY ANSWERS Conf. 2023 Sarajevo]
Group of Speakers: Jasmina Knezevic, Founder and Supervisory Board Member of Acibadem Bel Medic, Serbia Laura Marin, Coordinator, European Partnership: One Health - Antimicrobial Resistance (OHAMR...
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Based on ideas and perspectives gathered during the first parallel session, the discussion continued in the second parallel session on each thematic fields. Find more information on the panel discussions...
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Events
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The symposium will take place on 3-4 October 2023 at Acıbadem University in Istanbul, Turkey and in a hybrid way.
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Association of Geophysicists and Environmentalists of Serbia Conference and Workshops
On July 11-14, 2023, the following events are held at the Kraljevi čardaci Hotel, Kopaonik Mt. (Serbia): XI International Conference BIOMEDICINE AND GEOSCIENCES – INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT...
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Final conference of the RESISTIRE project: Towards Inclusive Crisis Responses
As RESISTIRÉ comes to an end in September 2023, organisers are delighted to invite you to the project’s final conference: Towards Inclusive Crisis Responses. Seats in Brussels are limited! Registrations...
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Calls
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CEI Cooperation Fund Call for Proposals 2023
Public and private institutions registered in a CEI Member State, NGOs/CSOs as well as international organisations, are invited to apply to the CEI Cooperation Fund which is financed by annual...
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Call for Experts by RIINVEST Institute
Riinvest Institute is seeking for an Expert for Policy Paper Preparation in Health Sector Financing Issues in Kosovo*.
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A Conference entitled ‘Policy Dialogue on Aligning Priorities in the Western Balkans – Vision 2030 - Digital/Green/Health Pathways’, planned as one of the POLICY ANSWERS deliverables within its Work Package...
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Documents
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Teodora Ilic, Engineer of Organizational Sciences, Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, Serbia presented the topic above as part of the "Best Practice Highlights: Lessons and...
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Marija Jevtic, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia presented the topic above as part of the "Key Highlights and Insights on Instruments and Opportunities for Aligning Priorities...
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Keynote Talk from Bernhard Fabianek, Senior Expert for Horizon Europe Association, DG RTD, European Commission in the first Plenary Session of POLICY ANSWERS conference on "Policy Dialogue on Aligning...
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Links
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POLICY ANSWERS Conference "Aligning Priorities in the WB" - Agenda
Agenda of the POLICY ANSWERS Conference "Aligning Priorities in the Western Balkans".
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Invitation to register - POLICY ANSWERS Conference on "Policy Dialogue for Aligning Priorities"
Enjoy this catchy invitation to be part of the Conference "Policy Dialogue for Aligning Priorities in the Western Balkans-Vision 2030" and join the conversations that will pave the future for our region...
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POLICY ANSWERS Conference - Aligning Priorities in the WB: Social media visuals
Social media visuals of the POLICY ANSWERS Conference: Policy Dialogue on Aligning priorities in the Western Balkans to be held in Sarajevo, 13 September 2023.
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Projects
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Innovating Quality Assessment Tools for Pharmacy Studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina
IQPharm project is centered on raising the quality and modernization of pharmacy studies at public universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina including reinforcement of semi-structured experiential education...
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The joint UN project ‘Reimagining Education for Marginalised Girls and Boys during and post COVID-19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina’ launched on 10 March 2021 at the UN House in Sarajevo is jointly implemented...
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ReCharge - Resilient European Cultural Heritage As Resource for Growth and Engagement
The European Union’s HORIZON Europe, the key funding programme for research and innovation within the EU, has awarded the project RECHARGE €2.9 million, to reinvigorate community participation as added...
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