Early Diagnosis - Living Well With Dementia

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A IPA Romania Serbia

Date of latest update: 2025-09-26

Description

Description (EN):

The lack of proper infrastructure and modern equipment severely impacts the programme area in a negative sense, especially considering the vulnerable target group, as well as the rest of the population. Dementia and related illnesses require early detection and timely treatment, which in turn, needs proper infrastructural support - currently lacking. Global trends in Dementia treatment are constantly evolving and require continual education for experts involved and further cooperation of experts in the field is necessary. Specific objectives 1: Enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable healthcare services across borders, Specific objectives 2: Ensuring equal access to health care through developing infrastructure, including primary care. Main outputs: Developing better quality health care accessible to citizens in cross border region, medical staff well trained and educated, general public well informed regarding the project, higher quality health care provided to dementia patients, access to higher quality healthcare for citizens from rural areas, increased awareness and understanding of dementia among the general public and healthcare professionals Overall population of the south Banat region in Serbia and Caras-Severin in Romania will benefit directly from the implementation of the project ~430.000 persons. Cross-border cooperation between two health institutions is instrumental in the implementation of the project, through appropriation of partner's experience and knowledge, mutual consideration of infrastructural needs and experiences and joint cooperation in researching the effects of the illness. Through various project's activities, this will be the first project to strenghten the health-care system in a long-term way, through infrastructural improvements and through raising awareness of dementia and related illnesses, while solidifying and expanding already existing cooperation between partnering institutions.

Actual Achievements (EN):

During the first period, team members from both institutions consolidated their budgets and reached a conclusion that an addendum has to be drafted and submitted, in order to actualize the budget with the current market-value prices, which are significantly different than they were since the initial budget was planned and submitted (this especially impacts the medical equipement or the infrastructural component of the project). The addendum is currently being drafted, most of the items/components have been researched with only a few remaining to be completed. During this period, the project team drafted and submitted an Addendum regarding the increase of certain budget headings, such as: MRI, construction and ambulance vehicle, with the proper attachments (market research). Also, the team held its official meeting, forming the JSC of the project and proposing further activities to compensate for the delays in the implementation. Project team meeting was held, on which all of the mentioned has been verified and agreed upon and JSC was also formed. No expenditure incurred during this period. Following the signing of the addendum, the team will initiate procurement processes and continue with the realization of supply, services and works contracts. During this period the Addendum of the project was signed, enabling the partners to start their activities (procurements) and enabling the SHPD Vrsac to initiate the VAT exemption procedures and registration within jurisdictive tax authorities, which was successfully done by the end of July. Following that, the project team drafted and consolidated the new ToRs for the procurements, in accordance with the changes from the addendum and started drafting the procurements. Team meetings were held during this period to consilidate future activities and plan for the implementation. During this period, the project team in SHPD Vrsac has successfully concluded and finalized all procurement procedures apart from the international one - MRI procurement, which is planned to be finished in the next period. Also, an ambulance vehicle was procured, along with info-totems, educational materials and works on the construction in Vrsac started. Payments for aforementioned goods and works were made. Visibility and graphics work was started during this period and in the next one, the project team will finalize the web-site, social media page and promotional brochures with the respective contactors. During this period, the team successfully continued the implementation of project's activities. Namely, the contruction works in Vršac are proceeding and the procurement for the Xray machine in Resita is ongoing. The team held a meeting during which they had agreed on the provisional schedule for the organization of events. In Vršac, the Evaluation and assessment is underway, along with the planned interviews of the population. During this period, both partners actively procured equipment, carried out project's activities and incured expenses within the project's budget. An Xray machine was procured and installed in CEHR and in the SHPD Vrsac, the construction works are ongoing as planned. Project team met on several occasions and planned the implementation of the rest of the project's activities which will be organized after the vacation season has passed, in order to achieve maximum impact and cover the most of the target population.

Project outputs: Procured and installed advanced medical equipment in SHPD Vršac(EN)
Procured and installed advanced medical equipment ih CEH Resita(EN)
Construction works for the housing of the new MRI device in SHPD Vršac(EN)

Thematic information

Health and social services

Priority: (VI-A_RO-SR_2) Social and economic development

Priority specific objective: RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights

Type of intervention: 128 Health infrastructure

Partners (2)

Lead Partner: Specijalna bolnica za psihijatrijske bolesti "Dr Slavoljub Bakalović" Vršac

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 08044821 | 102084791 | N/A (EN)

Department: Management

Address: Podvršanska, 26300 Vršac, Serbia

Department address: Podvršanska, 26300 Vršac, Serbia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Hospitals and medical centres

Website (not verified): http://www.spbvrsac.org.rs/

Total budget: EUR 2 957 427.63

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 2 513 813.48

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 443 614.15

Contractors:

Name: Mistcon PR Vršac
VAT registration or tax identification number: 114641933
Name: Mistcon PR
VAT registration or tax identification number: 114641933
Name: Ingrato ING PR
VAT registration or tax identification number: 107252537
Name: Rasing DOO Vrsac
VAT registration or tax identification number: 102083740
Name: MIT DOO Novi Sad
VAT registration or tax identification number: 100456236
Name: Time computers PR Vrsac
VAT registration or tax identification number: 100912768
Name: SN Line design PR
VAT registration or tax identification number: 110154896

Spitalul Judeţean de Urgenţă Reşiţa

Name: Spitalul Judeţean de Urgenţă Reşiţa

Department: Management

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 1061626 | 1061626

Address: Strada Fagarasului , 320162 Resita, Romania

Department address: Strada Fagarasului , 320162 RESITA, Romania

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Hospitals and medical centres

Website: http://www.spitaluljudeteanresita.ro

Total budget: EUR 2 098 472.77

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 1 783 701.85

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 314 770.92

Contractors:

Name: S.C. SUPERMEDICAL S.R.L.
VAT registration or tax identification number: 1.141.596,00

Sub-Contractors:

Name: SRM Medical
VAT registration or tax identification number: 18746225
Name: ZENMED SOLUTIONS
VAT registration or tax identification number: 16574751
Name: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE SRL
VAT registration or tax identification number: 36153005

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Early Diagnosis - Living Well With Dementia

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Special Hospital for Psychiatric Diseases "Dr Slavoljub Bakalovic" Vrsac

Early Diagnosis - Living Well With Dementia

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Summary

Operation of strategic importance (OSI) or above EUR 5 million

Project name (EN): Early Diagnosis - Living Well With Dementia

Project acronym: LIWELL

Project ID: RORS00013

Project start date: 2023-12-22

Project end date: 2025-12-21

Project status: ongoing

Relevant linked projects:

"Improvement of health care in Neurology and Psychiatry - Longer life", eMS RORS-9 project, 2017-2019, INTERREG-IPA CBC Romania-Serbia (EN) | The results of the mentioned project will directly contribute to the implementation of this project, by using not just the experience and knowledge gained (both managerial and medical expertise), but by using the infrastructual component found in the SHPD Vršac - a CT scanner, which is an instrumental device for diagnostics in cognitive impairment. Some patients suffering from dementia will require a CT scan in order to complete their diagnosis. This project was the foundation of the future actions, all of which are significantly affecting the cross-border regions through providing higher quality healthcare for its citizens. (EN), "Healthy aging and Dementia - Better life", eMS RORS-241 project, 2019-2021, INTERREG-IPA CBC Romania-Serbia (EN) | The mentioned project was implemented by SHPD Vršac and CEHR Resita in the previous period and has yielded excellent results, both in cooperational and infrastructural sense. The project was the continuation of the RORS-9 project and included significant investments in both partner institutions - Construction of "Centre for dementia" in Vršac and the procurement of medical equipment in Resita, while developing a software solution for sustainable cooperation between institutions. The cooperation was essential in further education of medical experts, knowledge and experience exchange which reflected on patients on both sides of the border in a sense that they have access to much higher quality health care, post-implementation. The research concluded will provide invaluable insight into risk factors and potential dementia patients. (EN)

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 5 055 900.40

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 4 297 515.33

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 85.00%

Co-financing sources:

IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 4 297 515.33. Co-financing rate, 85.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Infrastructure investments:

I1.1 - Procurement of an MRI device - EUR 1 652 400.00 - country: Serbia (RS), town: Vršac, street: Podvršanska, 13, postal_code: 26300, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (RS12), Južnobanatska oblast (RS122)
I1.2 - Construction of the diagnostic department - EUR 480 500.00 - country: Serbia (RS), town: Vršac, street: Podvršanska, 13, postal_code: 26300, Južnobanatski, Južnobanatska oblast (RS122)
I1.3 - Procurement of a CT scanner - EUR 1 100 000.00 - country: România (RO), town: Resita, street: Strada Fagarasului , 18, postal_code: 320162, Vest (RO42), Caraş-Severin (RO422)
I1.4 - Ambulance vehicle - EUR 67 150.00 - country: Serbia (RS), town: Vršac, street: Podvršanska, 13, postal_code: 26300, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (RS12), Južnobanatska oblast (RS122)
I1.6 - X-ray machine - EUR 330 000.00 - country: România (RO), town: Resita, street: Fagarasului, 18, postal_code: 320162, Vest (RO42), Caraş-Severin (RO422)

Deliverables:

MRI device
CT scanner
Medical equipment
Constructed building
Four round tables organized
Four expert conferences organized
4 webinars organized
Two study tours organized
20 visits to inhabited areas of Caras-Severin and South Banat regions organized
20.000 leaflets, 20.000 brochures, 10 roll-ups, 10.000 pencils, 2.000 USBs and 2.000 notebooks done
40.000 guides printed and distributed
One website and at least one social media page set up and functional.
10 Info totems with software installed in both partner's and other 6 institutions.
Creation and broadcast of Documentary with 20 airings on 4 regional TV stations in Serbia and Romani
Software upgraded and set-up in to accommodate the project and needs.
10 workshops with dementia patients and their family members organized
Two evaluations completed
2 Opening ceremonies organized.

Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

Other 2014: Glasgow Declaration called for the creation of a European Dementia Strategy and national strategies in every country in Europe. The signatories also called upon world leaders to recognise dementia as a public health priority and to develop a global action plan on dementia.
http://www.alzheimer-europe.org/Policy-in-Practice2/Glasgow-Declaration-2014
Other 2015: Following Luxembourg’s EU Presidency term, the Council of European Health Ministers adopted Conclusions on supporting people living with dementia.
Other Global level:
2016: The World Health Organisation (WHO) established a Global Dementia Observatory (GDO) to provide data, analyses and global highlight of dementia burden and response. This includes global epidemiological trends, policy formulation and adoption, increase research and countries’ capacity to systematically generate information and use it for policy and practise and to monitor progress.
Other National level:
Many countries now have a national dementia plan and others have identified the need for a plan to be developed. The importance of the diagnostic and healing of dementia was recognized by Ministry of Health of Government of Republic of Serbia also developed Guide for the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer disease. http://www.zdravlje.gov.rs/downloads/2013/Novembar/VodicZaDijagnostikovanjeiLecenjeAlchajmeroveBolesti.pdf
EUStrategyDanubeRegion This project is completely in accordance with the "Priority area 10: Institutional capacities and cooperation", Action 2 - "To facilitate the administrative cooperation of communities living in border regions", target 2 - "Establishing structures to contribute to the facilitation of cross-border capacity building and cooperation through facilities such as cooperation platforms, knowledge transfer, and project development for cross-border public services."
TerritorialAgenda2030 Through the implementation of the project, some of the Territorial prioroties mentioned the in the "Territorial Agenda 2030" policy have been adressed, such as:
Quality of life, Services of General interest, Demographic and sociaetal imbalances and Global embededness.
Also, the "Balanced Europe", "Functional regions", "Integration Beyond Borders" and "Sustainable Connections" priorities will be respected through the realization of this project, by providing easier and closer access to health care service providers by using the potential of the cross-border regions, adressing inequality to healthcare access (in comparison with other regions), engage in cross-border cooperation and further sustain that cooperation.
Other "Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2030", The Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly, consisting of Ministers of Health of 194 Member States, adopted the WHO’s Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020 in May 2013. In 2019, the action plan was extended until 2030 by the Seventy-second World Health Assembly. Then in 2021, the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly endorsed updates to the action plan, including updates to the plan’s options for implementation and indicators.
This updated Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2030 builds upon its predecessor and sets out clear actions for Member States, the WHO Secretariat and international, regional and national partners to promote mental health and well-being for all, to prevent mental health conditions for those at-risk and to achieve universal coverage for mental health services. While the updated action plan includes new and updated indicators and implementation options, the original four major objectives remain unchanged: more effective leadership and governance for mental health; the provision of comprehensive, integrated mental health and social care services in community-based settings; implementation of strategies for promotion and prevention; and strengthened information systems, evidence and research.
This project is in line with the guidelines from the Action Plan, which foresees tackling dementia, as one of the top global priorities.
Other Programme regarding the Mental Health protection in the Republic of Serbia for the period 2019-2026, "Off. Gazette RS", no. 84/2019.
This project follows the guidelines of the mentioned programme in force, especially in aspects concerning art. (4) - Elderly and other as well.
Other Strategy of public health in the Republic of Serbia 2018-2026., "Official Gazette of the RS", no. 61/18.
This Strategy covers the public healthcare system and signifies the importance of promotion of health and prevention mechanisms.

Deliverable (other than infrastructural investment) areas:

România (RO), resita, Strada Fagarasului , 18, 320162

Programme Output Indicator:

PSO 03 - Investments in health care, family-based and community-based care services, Measurement unit: investments

Programme Result Indicator:

PSR 03 - Annual users of the supported investments in health care, family-based and community-based care services, Measurement unit: users/year

Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSDR

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2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A IPA Romania Serbia

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