 established as a separate program during the next MFF. This was also agreed with all parties and we wrote a letter to that effect to the chair of the committee as part of the budget report process. Ms. Kadenbach also agrees with the rapporteur that the significant decrease in funding for the health strand is unacceptable. Public health is a priority for the MV committee and therefore it's important that with regard to ongoing work on antimicrobial resistance and health technology assessments amongst others,