European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies

Hosted by @WHO_Europe, the Observatory supports evidence-informed health policy-making across Europe.

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🗺️You can find our latest publications, webinars, other events and updates at:

🌐 Website: https://t.co/TVvdVwzsqg
🔹 LinkedIn: https://t.co/DkexxiNy3I
📰 Newsletter: https://t.co/CbhqxTV5kI
💭 Bluesky: https://t.co/fzWId8wLgm

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🎗As #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth closes, we reflect on eliminating a preventable disease that claims 32,000+ lives yearly in Europe.

Through #OBSPACE, we're documenting innovative prevention & screening approaches. Read more: https://t.co/6gCzql2qKs

#EuropeanBeatingCancerPlan

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January is #CervicalCancerAwareness Month, and we want to show how innovative, data-driven strategies are advancing prevention & screening in Europe.

Drawing on the latest case studies from #OBSPACE, we can see how different countries address this: https://t.co/yZxAfv2bXA #EBCP

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This week, the Observatory joined @WHOUkraine and #WHOBarcelona in Brussels to discuss deepened collaboration. Our partnership has delivered critical evidence including the recent report Strengthening Rehabilitation Care: https://t.co/wjXXXcFrTx

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⏰TOMORROW #OBSWebinars: Reducing inequalities in cancer care across the EU

🗓️ 27 Jan ▫️🕒 12 –13:00 CET
Register: https://t.co/eMNyU9sKfq

What can #HealthSystems do across the #CancerCare continuum, & what are the success factors & challenges? #BeatingCancerPlan #EUCancerPlan

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Observatory Director Ewout van Ginneken gave an opening keynote at the Vlerick Healthcare Conference 2026, using #SoHEU Country Health Profiles to discuss effectiveness, accessibility & resilience of European #healthsystems, with a focus on Belgium. More: https://t.co/o7y3UEsxyM

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#CancerCare is improving, but inequalities persist across the care continuum. Join our #OBSWebinars on 🗓️ 27 Jan (12–13:00 CET) to explore the #HealthSystem levers that can reduce disparities, and what it takes to implement them #EUCancerPlan
Register: https://t.co/eMNyU9sKfq

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➡️Via #Eurohealth and #EPHConference: Planetary health as a catalyst for economic transformation
📘 Read it: https://t.co/PwbfbBokq5
📹 Watch Plenary 1: https://t.co/coJxVJ2BRE

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.@WHO_EURO's #PECCH consultation heard from the Observatory’s Dimitra Panteli on climate action in #HealthSystems. Key message: #ClimateChange and health are bidirectional & solutions can strengthen prevention & #PrimaryCare
More: https://t.co/gS06dowEk9 & https://t.co/JraUul4JUe

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Kicking-off the 2026 #OBSWebinars season: Reducing inequalities in cancer care across the EU

🗓️ 27 Jan|🕒 12–13:00 CET
Register: https://t.co/eMNyU9sKfq

What can #HealthSystems do across the #CancerCare continuum, what are the success factors & challenges? #BeatingCancerPlan

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#SoHEU Country Health Profile spotlight 🔦 Luxembourg🇱🇺
We joined partners for a press conference to present the 2025 profile, covering health status, determinants, system organisation, performance and pharmaceutical policies. 🔎 https://t.co/kl6alTfukn

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📘 New in #HealthPolicyJournal: Small countries face specific challenges in #HealthWorkforce sustainability, but their solutions are a resilience testbed for all. Training, mobility & retention policies offer lessons for all systems
Full article here 🖇️ https://t.co/DGx4JkffL1

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🔔@EHMAinfo has opened the call for abstracts for the European Health Management Conference #EHMC2026.

Health management professionals, researchers & policymakers are encouraged to submit their innovative research by ⏰11 January 2026 at 20.00 CET

Info: https://t.co/5AuKlhgHAg

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Happy New Year 🎉 and welcome back!

We’re excited for what’s ahead: a strong webinar lineup and timely publications on #AI, #financing, Health Systems reviews, and much more!

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Europe’s #HealthSystems are evolving
Discover the latest reforms with the updated Health Reform Tracker (2025 data now live). Compare countries, track progress & explore trends
📺 Watch the demo & explore: https://t.co/ZvmguDjtio
🔴 Also on YouTube: https://t.co/8O65p07dMm

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In #HealthPolicyJournal: How is #IntegratedCare progressing in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania? (𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘳𝘦-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘧)
Analysis finds uneven implementation, workforce & payment barriers, but political commitment is an enabler
More https://t.co/0b0mslJgCM

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🔔@EHMAinfo has opened the call for abstracts for the European Health Management Conference #EHMC2026.

Health management professionals, researchers & policymakers are encouraged to submit their innovative research by ⏰11 January 2026 at 20.00 CET

Info: https://t.co/5AuKlhgHAg

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How well does the German #healthsystem perform amid current reforms?🏥

As part of @LSEHealthPolicy 's winter events programme & 30th anniversary, join LSE for a compelling lecture on Germany's healthcare system

📅𝟯 𝗙𝗲𝗯, 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 - 𝟴 𝗣𝗠
📍𝗟𝗦𝗘
https://t.co/fVlwCz5Eb4

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The Observatory's @joncylus spoke at Thailand’s 3rd National #UHC Conference on how #PASH tests #HealthFinancing sustainability as populations age... & thats not all🧱This week, he also helped build a Thai PASH

Curious to check out PASH Simulator 2.0? ➡️ https://t.co/ulCBP29j6z

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🆕 New for the 2025 #SoHEU Country Health Profiles: an interactive Data Explorer. Compare countries with the EU average on #HealthOutcomes, risk factors, #HealthSystem performance & #pharmaceuticals, with custom multi-country views and charts.

🔎Explore: https://t.co/pMkmQ7OpRW