📅 Implementation: Jun 2025 – Jun 2027 (24 months)
💶 Total Budget: €1,141,387.90 | ERDF Contribution: €913,110.30
🤝 Partners:4 institutions
🎯 Type: Normal project | Healthcare | RS04.5

Summary
MERIT strengthens the healthcare infrastructure in Bihor (RO) and Hajdú-Bihar (HU) counties by enhancing emergency medical response through simulation-based training, expert workshops, and modern equipment. The project promotes cross-border cooperation among universities, healthcare institutions, and emergency response teams, aiming to establish a resilient and coordinated system for disaster medicine.

Project Aim
To improve emergency response capabilities in Bihor and Hajdú-Bihar counties through advanced training, strategic planning, and cross-border cooperation in disaster medicine.

Objectives
✅ Train future and current medical professionals in disaster response
✅ Equip healthcare facilities with modern emergency tools
✅ Develop a strategic guideline and an action plan for emergency preparedness
✅ Foster cross-border cooperation and shared learning
✅ Raise public awareness and build community resilience

Key Activities & Results
🔹 Practical Guide – Developed for Disaster Medicine Simulation Training and Advanced Life Support
🔹 Expert Workshops – Four foundational sessions to support curriculum development
🔹 Specialised Training Modules – Delivered to 400 medical students and 60 practising doctors
🔹 Disaster Simulation Contests – Two competitions involving 40 medical students
🔹 Strategic Action Plan – Includes a database of trained volunteers for emergency response
🔹 Equipment Procurement – Modern tools for critical care units in the county clinical hospital in Oradea, the Clinical Center in Debrecen, and vehicle converted into a full-fledged ambulance (PP4) 
🔹 Informational Caravans – 10 events in Romania and 10 in Hungary to promote awareness
🔹 Project Website – A platform for networking, sharing insights, and community engagement

MERIT builds a stronger, more coordinated emergency response system across borders by training future doctors, equipping healthcare facilities, and fostering cooperation.

For more details, consult the project fact sheet: EN

Partnership
Lead Partner: Association for Business Promotion in Romania (RO)
Project Partners: PP2: University of Oradea (RO), PP3: University of Debrecen (HU), PP4: Debrecen University Special Medical and Rescue Group Association (HU)

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