The European Commission proposed a new, ambitious health programme 2021-2027 in May 2020. The main aim of this EU4Health programme is to provide significant contribution to the post-COVID-19 recovery by making the EU population healthier, strengthening the resilience of health systems, and promoting innovation in the health sector. The general objectives of the programme are to protect people in the Union from serious cross-border threats to health; to improve the availability in the Union of medicines, medical devices and other crisis relevant products, contribute to their affordability, and support innovation; to strengthen health systems and the healthcare workforce, including digital transformation and increased integrated and coordinated cooperation among the Member States, sustained implementation of best practices and data sharing, to increase the average level of public health  Kulcsszavak: Egészségügyi program, EU az egészségügyért, megelőzés, Covid19, egészségügyi rendszerek, népegészségügy