The European partnership on transforming health and care systems (THCS)

The partnership supports the renewal of national health and welfare systems to become more people-centred, effectual, and equal.

In the partnership, research organisations, funding agencies and public authorities from 26 countries will come together to find future solutions through research and innovation.

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) coordinates an entity that is mapping research, development and innovation measures and related educational needs and creating methods for disseminating best solutions among the systems of different countries.

Goals

The general objective of the partnership is to contribute to the transition towards more sustainable, efficient, resilient, inclusive, innovative and high-quality people-centred health and care systems equally accessible to all people.

Implementation

THCS supports coordinated national and regional research and innovation programmes along with capacity building, networking, dissemination and other key activities to support health and care systems transformation.

The programme

  • provides funding opportunities and strengthens research and innovation networks
  • complements research knowledge on the topic
  • increases expertise in the uptake of innovations
  • strengthens cooperation between different countries and regions as well as across administrative sectors
  • reinforces the competence and involvement of various stakeholders.

Funding

THCS is a Cofund action under the Horizon Europe Programme.

Partners

The partnership gathers 63 partners from 26 countries.
Partners (THCS)

The Finnish partners are Tampere University, THL and the Research Council of Finland.

Research Council of Finland logo. University of Tampere logo.

Contact details

Ilmo Keskimäki

Research Professor, Emeritus
tel. +358 29 524 7256
[email protected]
Ilmo Keskimäki (LinkedIn)
Ilmo Keskimäki (ResearchGate)

Juha Koivisto

Chief Researcher
tel. +358 29 524 7164
[email protected]
Juha Koivisto (LinkedIn)
Juha Koivisto (ResearchGate)

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