Greece launches GR-HDAB project to build Health Data Access Body and HealthData@EU connection

Greece's Ministry of Health launched the GR-HDAB project in December 2023 — a 48-month programme to build the full stack of EHDS secondary use infrastructure. Led by GRNET and IDIKA (the e-Government Centre for Social Security), the project will deliver a national Health Data Access Body, a Secure Processing Environment, a National Dataset Catalogue for health data, and a connection to the HealthData@EU cross-border infrastructure.

Funding is split 80% EU and 20% national co-funding through the Public Investments Programme. With the EHDS Regulation setting March 2027 as the deadline for Member States to designate their HDABs, Greece's project timeline — running through November 2027 — puts it on track to meet the requirement with operational infrastructure rather than a paper designation.