Before Time - basic project informations
Projekt Before Time - Empowering Women and Communities for Protection Against Cervical Cancer was approved for co-financing from the Interreg VI-A IPA Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro program. The project started on September 1, 2024 and will last 30 months, until February 28, 2027. The official start is marked by the Kick-off meeting, which has been held in December 2024 in Montenegro. The project is coordinated by the Zadar Institute of Public Health, and a total of six partners from three countries participate.
Project name: Empowering Women and Communities for Protection Against Cervical Cancer
Project acronim: Before Time
ID Operacije: HR-BA-ME00194
Program: Interreg VI-A IPA Programme Croatia – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro 2021 – 2027 (1st Call for Proposals) / Interreg VI-A IPA Program Hrvatska – Bosna i Hercegovina – Crna Gora 2021.-2027. https://interreg-hr-ba-me.eu/
Priority axis: 3 - Accessible and resilient health services
Project partners:
- Institute of Public Health of Montenegro (Podgorica, Montenegro)
- Health Center Mostar (Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Public Health Center Tivat (Tivat, Montenegro)
- Mediterranean Economic Foresight Institute (Split, Croatia)
- Croatian Institute of Public Health (Zagreb, Croatia)
The main outcomes of the project are:
Development of a protocol for the implementation of the HPV testing pilot project
Implementation of pilot projects for cervical cancer screening of mothers with self-sampling of samples for testing
Implementation of educational programs, campaigns and strengthening of the capacity of experts in the field by advocating the transition from institutional services in the family and community
The project will be dedicated to the education of healthcare workers and experts in the field of health promotion and primary and secondary prevention:
Primary prevention will focus on teenagers, adolescents, their parents and young people up to 25 years of age, through campaigns on HPV vaccination and health promotion.
Secondary prevention will be aimed at women aged 30-64 through inviting and encouraging response to screening and early detection of pre-cancer and initial cervical cancer in order to prevent the occurrence of invasive and widespread cancer and to start treatment in a timely manner, when treatment outcomes are more favorable .
Project duration: September 1, 2024 – February 28, 2027.
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Total value of the project: EUR 1,234,582.20
EU co-financing: 85% - EUR 1,049,394.86
Budget of the Zadar Institute of Public Health: EUR 344,068.80
