EUROPEAN REGIONAL AND LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES ASBL

Their core work

EUREGHA is a Brussels-based association representing European regional and local health authorities, serving as a bridge between sub-national governments and EU health policy. They advocate for regional perspectives in health research and innovation, helping local authorities engage with EU-level initiatives on smart specialization, healthcare procurement, and public health responses. Their work focuses on translating EU health policy into practical frameworks that regional health systems can adopt, particularly around innovative procurement, cross-border healthcare, and pandemic preparedness.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2014-2016), EUREGHA focused squarely on regional research and innovation policy — smart specialization strategies (RIS3) and positioning European regions in health R&D frameworks. From 2018 onward, their work shifted decisively toward applied health challenges: innovative procurement mechanisms, pandemic response, youth mental health, and scaling active healthy ageing innovations. This evolution mirrors a broader move from abstract policy coordination toward concrete, problem-driven health system improvement.

EUREGHA is moving from policy advocacy toward hands-on implementation support — expect them to seek projects that pilot and scale health innovations at the regional level, especially in procurement, ageing, and post-pandemic resilience.

How they like to work

EUREGHA operates exclusively as a participant, never as a coordinator — consistent with their role as a network organization that contributes policy expertise and regional stakeholder access rather than leading technical work. With 74 unique partners across 22 countries, they bring an exceptionally wide European network for an organization of their size and funding level. This makes them a valuable consortium partner when projects need regional health authority buy-in, policy dissemination channels, or access to sub-national health decision-makers across multiple countries.

Despite modest funding (EUR 572K total), EUREGHA has built connections with 74 partners across 22 countries — an unusually broad network that reflects their role as a pan-European association linking regional health authorities. Their geographic footprint spans most of the EU, with no single-country concentration.

What sets them apart

EUREGHA occupies a rare niche: they are the direct voice of regional and local health authorities at the EU level. While many health-focused organizations bring clinical or technical expertise, EUREGHA brings access to the decision-makers who actually implement health policy on the ground — regional governments, local health agencies, and sub-national authorities. For any consortium that needs to demonstrate real-world uptake by health systems across multiple European regions, EUREGHA is a uniquely positioned partner.

Highlights from their portfolio

• BOOST
  Their largest project by funding (EUR 257K), running 5 years, addressing the increasingly critical area of youth mental health resilience through social-emotional learning.
• PERISCOPE
  A high-visibility pan-European COVID-19 response project combining epidemiological modeling with regional impact assessment, directly relevant to pandemic preparedness policy.
• IN-4-AHA
  Focused on scaling active and healthy ageing innovations — represents their evolution toward practical implementation and innovation scale-up models.