Launch of National Research Programme "Smarter Health Care" (NRP 74)
Interested researchers are requested to submit pre-proposals for NRP 74 "Smarter Health Care" via the mySNF platform until 18 January 2016. The programme has an overall budget of CHF 20 million.
NRP 74 supports innovative health services research that addresses the practical challenges of caring for the chronically ill in Switzerland and contributes to international scientific literature. Thereby, health services research contributes to improvements in diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic services and their utilisation.
In addition, the NRP aims at raising awareness of the current weaknesses of health care data in Switzerland and at contributing to improved health data in the long term.
NRP 74 is operating with an overall budget of CHF 20 million and will run for five years. Projects will be selected in a two-stage process. Interested researchers are requested to submit pre-proposals via mySNF until 18 January 2016.
Website of NRP 74
NRP 74 has its own website, available in German, English and French, providing information for researchers, institutions and the interested public.