The priority health initiative under the 2016 AWP was to set up the European Reference Networks (ERNs) in accordance with: (a) Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare; and (b) the EU policy on rare diseases.
L-inizjattiva tas-saħħa ta' prijorità skont l-AWP 2016 kienet li jiġu stabbiliti n-Netwerks Ewropej ta' Referenza (ERNs) f'konformità ma': (a) id-Direttiva 2011/24/UE tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tad-9 ta' Marzu 2011 dwar l-applikazzjoni tad-drittijiet tal-pazjenti fil-qasam tal-kura tas-saħħa transkonfinali; u (b) il-politika tal-UE dwar il-mard rari.