Skip to main content
European Commission logo
italiano italiano
CORDIS - Risultati della ricerca dell’UE
CORDIS
CORDIS Web 30th anniversary CORDIS Web 30th anniversary

Implementation of cost-optimized childhood vision and hearing screening programmes in middle-income countries in Europe

Obiettivo

Screening for vision and hearing disorders in children has shown to be highly effective. EU-directive 16620/11 invites EU-member states to give priority to such screening programmes. Early detection and treatment of a lazy eye (prevalence 3%) prevents lifelong visual impairment. Early detection and treatment of hearing impairment (prevalence 0.15%) prevents delayed speech and language development.
Across Europe inequity exists in the provision of childhood vision and hearing screening programmes (VAHSPs). High-Income Countries (HICs) have VAHSPs, but they vary with regard to age and frequency of testing, tests used, uptake, screening professionals, referral pathway and funding. This makes it difficult for healthcare providers and policy makers to decide what VAHSP to implement in Low- to Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and how.
In this study, cost-optimised, evidence-based VAHSPs will be implemented in two LMICs, based on collated evidence from existing VAHSPs in Europe. Data on VAHSPs, demography, administration, general screening, screening professions, uptake and treatment availability will be gathered in an established network of professionals in 41 European countries and used in a disease/health system modelling framework to predict benefits and cost in the most optimal health system, taking regional diversity and organisational and resource requirements into account.
Model-developed VAHSPs will be tested in the county of Cluj in Romania for vision, and in three counties in Albania for hearing screening. A generic strategy for implementation will be developed by detailed tracking, and from identified requirements, facilitators and barriers. The decision-analytic modelling framework and the strategy for implementation will be packed into a transferable TOOLKIT that will assist healthcare providers and policy makers worldwide in their decisions to introduce or modify VAHSPs, and increase effectiveness, efficiency and equity of child healthcare.

Campo scientifico

Not validated

Invito a presentare proposte

H2020-SC1-2016-2017

Vedi altri progetti per questo bando

Bando secondario

H2020-SC1-2016-RTD

Meccanismo di finanziamento

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinatore

ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 1 489 960,00
Indirizzo
DR MOLEWATERPLEIN 40
3015 GD Rotterdam
Paesi Bassi

Mostra sulla mappa

Regione
West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Groot-Rijnmond
Tipo di attività
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 1 489 960,00

Partecipanti (9)