European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies
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The Observatory is a WHO Europe-hosted partnership supporting evidence-informed health policy-making across Europe. Website: https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int Subscribe: tinyurl.com/SubscribeOBS
How can #HealthCare facilities reduce their environmental footprint and contribute to more sustainable #HealthSystems? We explored this in our #OBSWebinars. The recording is now available, along with our policy brief: 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXBB... #OBSPB 📖 tinyurl.com/GHCFO
How can health care facilities reduce their environmental footprint?
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👏 We are excited to share that @tcddublin.bsky.social will host a four-day CPD course called RESOLVE, focusing on what policy-makers & health professionals can do to improve #healthsystems resilience during global crises. 📅 30 Nov – 3 Dec 2026 🔗 www.tcd.ie/medicine/edu... @maryjguy.bsky.social
Resolve - Medicine | Trinity College Dublin
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🎥 #OBSSummerSchool High Level Panel recording now available Ministers, economists & policy experts tackled one of the toughest questions facing health systems today: How can we raise revenues, budget and spend smarter within tighter envelopes? ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxi4dE5Uh1k&t=6603s
Summer School 2026 on health care financing
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💡 Dutch speakers (or anyone with a good translator!), this one is for you: OBS Director Ewout van Ginneken sat down with Zorgnet-Icuro's Zorgwijzer for an interview on how the Belgian healthcare system is doing and on shared European challenges 👇 Read it here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/hoe-pa...
Hoe pakken andere Europese landen zorguitdagingen aan?
“In België ligt de sterfte door behandelbare oorzaken 30% onder het Europese gemiddelde: dat wijst op een goede zorgkwaliteit” De European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies verzamelt wetensch...
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The #OBSSummerSchool 2026 has come to an end. This edition, we used "Paying for Health" + "The Care Dividend" to help participants learn what works in #healthfinancing, and how health systems can navigate fiscal constraints now & into the future. 📚 Financing lnkd.in/eNvZY8vH 📚 LTC lnkd.in/d4qAPAus
🎂 Twenty years, twenty editions, and 1000+ alumni As the #OBSSummerSchool marks its 20th anniversary, we look back on what a week in Venice gave them. Read the article 👇https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int/news-room/news/item/23-07-2026-twenty-years-of-the-observatory-venice-summer-school
That's a wrap on the #OBSSummerSchool High Level Panel! Live from Venice, ministers and experts debated how to pay for health care under fiscal constraints. The takeaway? We dont just need more money, we need to spend it better. We also took some time to celebrate our 20 year anniversary🎂
⏰ Tomorrow, live from Venice: the #OBSSummerSchool High Level Panel on paying for health care under fiscal constraints, as the School marks its 20th edition. 🗓️ Tue 21 July, 16:00-18:15 CEST Last chance to register 👇 https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hKYwfIQGTmSVP8ILE4wtxg#/registration
Dheepa Rajan attended the Irish Presidency-associated event on participatory approaches to migrant health at @unioflimerick.bsky.social Her 3 key messages: Barriers for migrants are systemic & shared by many Participatory research bridges communities & policy Participation means sharing power
The EU's 2026 Demography Report confirms Europe is ageing and living longer than ever. What does all of this mean for health systems? 2 Observatory resources offer evidence to dig deeper: 🧮The PASH Simulator: https://youtu.be/nRY1Cnx0Yg4?si=IJyDUAsppk_Mof-7 📖The Care Dividend: https://bit.ly/4f3kHrF
Navigate the PASH Simulator 2.0
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🏥 Addressing the health workforce crisis calls for a radical shift in planning and forecasting models. A new Viewpoint in the European Journal of Public Health looks at what adaptive, dynamic planning means. 📖 academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic... 📺 Watch the related webinar: youtu.be/m2CTdpZeleY?... ⬇️
🔜 Coming up at the #OBSSummerSchool: High Level Panel on Paying for health care in the face of fiscal constraints: how to generate adequate revenues and to spend better 🗓️ Tuesday 21 July, 16:00-18:15 CEST 💻 Join online: lnkd.in/ee36rKGR 👤Or join in person: lnkd.in/eUYGbgzq
Interested in #resilience of #healthsystems? Check out RESOLVE - a 4-day course with @tcddublin.bsky.social and @obshealth.bsky.social For more information and to register 👇👇 www.tcd.ie/medicine/edu...
As millions fled the war in Ukraine, Europe's health systems faced a test of resilience. New reports explore how Czechia, Latvia, Poland, Romania & Moldova coped, part of an EU-funded initiative led by @iom.int with WHO Europe. Synthesis + 5 country reports out now: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4v7IcWa
Strengthening health system resilience: A cross-cutting report on lessons from the Ukrainian refugee influx
As millions fled the war in Ukraine, Europe’s health systems faced a test of resilience. This publication summarizes the lessons from the ways in which five countries (Czechia, Latvia, Poland, Romania...
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New policy brief: https://bit.ly/4vsx86g High prices for biological medicines strain health systems. #Biosimilars offer a safe solution, but policies to support uptake are patchy 📹Sabine Vogler explains the findings, which policy levers matter most & why coherent, cross-level implementation is key
The JA HEROES final conference starts today. Proud to have contributed: three 3 Observatory policy briefs carry the project's lessons forward
How can health systems ensure people displaced from Ukraine get the care they need? On 9 July, an EUHPP webinar shares lessons from a 10-country project: 27 health mediators, 23,000+ people supported, 5 resilience tests with the Observatory. Register: health.ec.europa.eu/latest-updat...
📢 New in Health Policy: a recent analysis examining the sweeping health care reforms of the second Trump presidency. 👉 Read the full piece here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851026000850
Something different from us this week📦 The OBS team moved back into our newly renovated Brussels offices! Among the unpacked gems: the first #Eurohealth from 1995, first policy brief, and HiT! A special thank you to the Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety & Environment for hosting us
New #OBSPB policy brief: what makes health systems resilient to crises, from pandemics to ageing populations? Our global review looks at foresight & preparation, response, recovery, learning & legacy & what policymakers can do to build capacity for each stage Key takeaways in the carousel below 👇
📢 #EUHPP Live Webinar: Improving access to health care for refugees and people displaced from Ukraine 🗓️ 9 July 🕚 11 –12:00 CET 🔗 Register: health.ec.europa.eu/latest-updat...
Biosimilars match originator medicines on safety and efficacy but cost far less. Europe leads on authorizations, yet uptake is uneven. A new Observatory policy brief maps the policy levers that can change that. Read it here: https://bit.ly/4vsx86g
500,000+ community pharmacists. One of Europe's most accessible health networks. A new article in #Eurohealth #BeWell asks: are they equipped for the digital & green transitions ahead? Read the full issue: bit.ly/4taKO3C
How do we turn the #EUCancerPlan into progress? To celebrate the OBS-PACE project & our 2nd Annual Network Meeting in Athens, we are delighted to share this video about what #OBSPACE is—and what it aims to be, now and into the future. Watch it now 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mJe... @ec.europa.eu
⏰ Last chance to register for wednesday's #OBSWebinars: Deep dive on digital health in Europe: a State of Health in the EU webinar 📅 24 June, 12:00 CET 🔗 www.tinyurl.com/OBS24June
📘 Hubs need structured ways to address specific cancer issues through dialogue. A new #ECHoS handbook from the @obshealth.bsky.social supports this with practical guidance for structured policy dialogues. Explore the handbook 👉 cancermissionhubs.eu/wp-content/u...
New #OBSWebinars 🆕 Deep dive on digital health in Europe: a State of Health in the EU webinar The EU's digital push is improving efficiency & resilience, but meaningful use remains limited. How can countries and policy makers build on this? 📅 24 June | 12:00 CET 🔗 www.tinyurl.com/OBS24June
One day left to register 🔔 Tomorrow we explore what personalized medicine means for health systems and the key considerations for decision-makers. 📅 18 June, 12:00 CET Register here: tinyurl.com/OBS18June
From genomic data governance to reimbursement models and workforce training, #OBSPB on #PersonalizedMedicine maps what health policy-makers need to know. Watch the short explainer and read the brief at the link 👇 🔗 tinyurl.com/PMPB69
The #BeWell initiative has laid the groundwork. A new article in #Eurohealth makes the case for BeWell 2.0 - moving from strategy to system-level implementation on digital & green skills. Read the full issue: bit.ly/4taKO3C
