THCS - Transforming Health and Care Systems

Empowering the transformation of health and care systems with innovative, knowledge- and evidence-based solutions is the goal of THCS, a unique strategic opportunity to support research and innovation (R&I) in a coordinated manner across multiple countries and regions, along with capacity building,networking, dissemination, and other activities necessary to achieve that goal.

This co-funded partnership brings together 66organizations from 26 countries , mainly ministries and R&I funding bodies, ministries of health, or regional health and care authorities. The diverse skills of these partners bring a wide range of expertise and disciplines needed to address the different activities that THCS will develop, ensuring continuity between these activities and the demonstration of their results to stakeholders.

The approach to successful and smooth implementation of THCS will focus on three main areas of work:

Fill existing knowledge gaps by supporting research in this area with the aim of providing the evidence needed to build better health and care systems.
Implement and transfer knowledge, supporting actions focused on testing existing solutions and adapting these solutions to different national and regional contexts.
Boost health and care systems through specific activities (training and capacity building, study visits, technical assistance, twinning, and networking) involving different healthcare stakeholders.

THCS's priority areas are outlined in its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, which identifies the challenges the partnership aims to help solve, as well as the priorities and actions to be taken.

FCT, AICIB (Agency for Clinical Research and Biomedical Innovation), and CCDRC (Regional Coordination and Development Commission of the Center) are the Portuguese organizations that are part of THCS.

This initiative has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Program. Grant Agreement No. 101095654.