Panorama

PANORAMA / SUMMER 2020 / No. 73
BOOSTING HEALTH SECURITY
Personal protective equipment for the staff of five
medical facilities receiving patients with suspected
or confirmed COVID-19 infections, and masks for
the region’s residents: a Polish project launched with
financial support from the Cohesion Policy is helping
to protect the inhabitants of Poland’s Łódzkie province.
Information on recommended mask use and
hygiene has also been made available.
Another project supporting the area’s health services
involved the purchase of crucial medical
equipment. In total, 79 ventilators and 34 ambulances
were supplied as part of the project. Further
acquisitions included X-ray, ECG, ultrasound and
anaesthesia equipment, along with heart monitors,
defibrillators, infusion pumps, pulse oximeters and
spirometers, as well as decontamination equipment,
mattresses and soap.
COMMUNITY CENTRES REACH
OUT ONLINE
Linking up during the lockdown in Lille: a project
launched in 2017 to connect eight community centres
located in the French city has enabled them to pursue
their activities despite closed doors. Services
were provided online and over the phone, capitalising
on the project’s investment in digital solutions
to amplify the centres’ action to boost citizens’
quality of life and civic engagement.
The centres promote social innovation and mediation,
with the ultimate aim of strengthening social
ties and fostering collective expression. As part of
their joint activity in the project, they are also
engaging with centres in the wider region to disseminate
the approach. The project benefits from
an ERDF contribution of EUR 210 000 to the total
budget of EUR 350 000.
https://europa.eu/!Uh99MV
https://europe-en-hautsdefrance.eu/
mon-centre-social-a-la-maison/
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