The joint project is a response to the identified problem of unequal access to high quality medical services in the field of diagnostics and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and COVID-19 thread in the PL-LT borderland. It includes the implementation of complementary broad activities whose complexity and multilevel structure (improvement of expertise, medical infrastructure, raising of public awareness) should be considered as an added value the cross border effect. The project is addressed to population with unmet healthcare needs, including those at risk of poverty and social exclusion, and includes measures to improve the quality of infrastructure, training of medical personnel, information actions, as well as management, information and promotion, conferences and closing activities. The main objective of the project is to develop cooperation between healthcare institutions from the PL-LT borderland in order to equal opportunities in access to improved health services in CV diseases and fight COVID-19 pandemic, and thus improve the quality of life in this region. The main project "Response to COVID-19 implications with a focus on cardiovascular system" expected results: 180 participants of joint trainings and events, 1 renovated ward, 38 pieces of purchased modern medical equipment, 5 training sessions, 2 educational-informational campaigns.