Our other work on the topic: -Lessons from the Ukrainian refugee influx:🔗 https://bit.ly/4v7IcWa -Health systems in action 2024: Ukraine🔗https://bit.ly/4hQH8jU -This paper was conducted with with experts from the Health Systems & Policy Monitor (HSPM) network, learn more 🔗https://bit.ly/4B3oWfY

Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, close to 4.3 million non-EU citizens have been granted temporary protection in the EU. But how have Member States implemented health care coverage and access for displaced persons from Ukraine? 📖 Read the full study: https://bit.ly/4ASCZ81

Health care coverage and access for displaced persons from Ukraine: Assessing the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive across EU Member States

Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, close to 4.3 million non-EU citizens have been granted temporary protection in the European Union (EU)…

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Last month, we held the final International Community of Practice on Primary Health Care (iCOP-PHC) meeting. Yet our shared mission to strengthen #PHC across Europe continues. 💡 Join us on 13 October at #OBSWebinars to discuss #PrimaryHealthCare: eurohealthobservatory.who.int/news-room/ev...

On 17 September we facilitated a #SoHEU policy dialogue hosted by @stm.fi. Participants shared their experiences with digitally transforming care processes, especially in #PHC. Thank you to our hosts @stm.fi, as well as partners from @ec.europa.eu @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @who.int & all participants.

🆕 #OBSWebinars: Strengthening primary care in Europe, a State of Health in the EU webinar 🗓️ 13 Oct, 12-13:00 CET 🖇️ www.tinyurl.com/OBS13October #PHC is under pressure from increasing demand and workforce shortages. How can countries ensure #PHC becomes a resilient backbone for #HealthSystems?

Can health be a driver of Europe's competitiveness? Marking the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026, the Ireland Department of Health has partnered with the Observatory to produce this special edition of #Eurohealth Read it here📖 bit.ly/3TDnobC

⏰ Last chance to register for tomorrow's #OBSWebinars: How can countries harness the potential of biosimilar medicines? 📆 6 October 2026, 12:00-13:00 CET 🔗 tinyurl.com/OBS6October (please use your Zoom-linked email to register)

As part of #SoHEU, our Policy Dialogue in Stockholm brought together Nordic policymakers and experts to explore a critical shift: how health systems can move from treating disease to preventing it in the first place. The event was organised with @ec.europa.eu & hosted by #Socialstyrelsen. 📚👇

That's a wrap on our week at @gasteinforum.bsky.social Our #OBSatGastein contributions at centred on providing the evidence, tools & frameworks policymakers need to build health systems that can adapt for the future & cope before, during and after a shock. 📽️ Ewout van Ginneken closes our week

☀️ #EHFG2026 is drawing to a close, with one important discussion still ahead. Plenary 3 on health sovereignty, global solidarity and WHO. A new #Eurohealth article argues sovereignty is better understood as capability than control 👉 https://bit.ly/3TFMsyD

🧵 A thread has run through our contributions at @gasteinforum.bsky.social: how to meet the moment of rapid change in EU health, and what it takes to act now Some change is palpable, but other questions are harder to get at. How is a health system performing today, and how would it cope if tested?

📸 Resilience, #HSPA, #privateequity, hospital reform, competitiveness. Two full days at #EHFG2026, and day 3 is underway. At 12:15 we're on the panel for immunisation as a strategic investment 👉 bit.ly/4wMj6Mm

Is the #EuropeanHealthUnion entering a new era? @matthiaswismar.bsky.social is at the @gasteinforum.bsky.social #EHFG2026, where we’re all talking about how the health landscape has changed. Themes like competitiveness, security & strategic autonomy are actively redefining health policy in Europe

☀️ Day two at @gasteinforum.bsky.social : #PrivateEquity in healthcare, health as the missing ingredient in Europe's competitiveness debate, and where EU health policy goes next. All on our agenda today. #EHFG2026 link to join sessions online👉 bit.ly/4wMj6Mm #Eurohealth issue 👉 https://bit.ly/4yTJyFz

🆕 #OBSWebinars: How can countries harness the potential of biosimilar medicines? 📆 6 October 2026, 12:00-13:00 CET 🔗 tinyurl.com/OBS6October

☀️ Day one at #EHFG2026. Our contributions today look at how evidence and shared experience support concrete reform, from #HSPA to redesigning hospital care for the future Programme 👉https://www.ehfg.org/conference/programme#section4 New #Eurohealth issue📚 lnkd.in/eXbqNata

Heading to #EHFG2026? Tomorrow, Europe’s health policy community gathers in Gastein under the theme Health for a Stronger European Union. High Time for Action! Before the discussions begin, explore the latest #Eurohealth Special Issue, to prepare: 📚https://lnkd.in/eXbqNata

Europe is warming at more than twice the global average. Heat-health action plans have scaled up, but health and care workers are largely missing from them. A new Health Policy commentary makes the case for changing that 🌡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.he...

📰 A #Eurohealth special issue, Health for a Stronger European Union: High Time for Action! is out now: https://bit.ly/4yTJyFz A pre-reader for @gasteinforum.bsky.social, the articles link to the programme, supporting attendees w/ evidence & ideas to enrich their exchanges at #EHFG2026

⏰ Tomorrow's #OBSWebinars: Promoting affordable access to new medicines, a State of Health in the EU webinar 🗓️ 22 September, 12:00-13:00 CET How can countries close the gaps in access to medicines, and balance affordability with innovation? Join us to find out! 🖇️ tinyurl.com/OBS22Sept

We were proud to attend the kick-off meeting for the 2nd phase of the #ECHoS consortium 🌟 Yulia Litvinova talked about the value of #CancerMissionHubs & policy dialogues, drawing on insights from the handbooks we developed w/ @cancermissionhubs.bsky.social 📚 cancermissionhubs.eu/news/new-han... 1/

Turning health workforce ambition into reform requires leadership for implementation A new Health Policy commentary argues that leadership for implementation is a critical but underdeveloped dimension of HCWF policy. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4j7eTQ7

Biosimilars are in the policy spotlight as Biotech Act negotiations continue in the European Parliament. Our policy brief unpacks the biosimilars landscape, from uptake across Europe to the policy options for realizing their potential. Read the brief here: https://bit.ly/4vsx86g

New #OBSWebinars: Promoting affordable access to new medicines, a State of Health in the EU webinar 🗓️ 22 Sept, 12-13:00 🖇️ tinyurl.com/OBS22Sept Access to medicines is under pressure across the EU. How can countries close the gaps, & balance affordability w/ incentives for innovation? Join us!

When patients keep the same family doctor & nurse over time, the evidence points to lower mortality, less hospitalizations & better chronic condition management Our new publication w/ @whoeurope.bsky.social examines how Spain can protect these relationships in primary care:🩺 https://bit.ly/4cISdlo

📣 Reminder: Join us tomorrow for a discussion on non-communicable diseases #NCDs prevention in Europe. Tomorrow's #OBSWebinars session draws on the #SoHEU Synthesis Report to show what countries can do to step up prevention efforts. ⏰ 15 September, 12:00–13:00 CET 🔗 Register tinyurl.com/OBS15Sep

Before the autumn conference season gets in full swing: 💡 Are you subscribed to #OBSNews? If you want to stay up to date with our latest #HealthPolicy work, newly released publications + resources, and details about upcoming #OBSWebinars, make sure you're subscribed: 📥 tinyurl.com/OBSNewslette...

Getting ready for our #OBSWebinars next week? Then revisit Europe’s #HealthPolicy reform trends with the 2025 State of Health#SoHEU in the EU Synthesis Report​ 🔗 Read it here: eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...

A stronger nursing force is vital for health systems. On #IND2026, we hosted a hybrid event to launch our "Strengthening health systems through #nursing" book. Watch the webinar www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZP... Watch the roundtable www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_vS... Read the📗 tinyurl.com/OBSNursingBook

What are nurses, and how does the nursing profession support health system transformation?

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📈 How can countries step up the prevention of non-communicable diseases in Europe? ⏰ Join us next week, 15 Sep 12:00 at #OBSWebinars to talk about what policy-makers can do to ensure #NCDs prevention efforts deliver measurable gains for health and the economy. 👉Register here: tinyurl.com/OBS15Sep