A meeting of the minds -paving the way for a strengthened partnership in health between @WHO_Europe and Slovakia, one of our 53 Member States.
My sincere thanks to Michal Štofko, 🇸🇰 First State Secretary of Health, for an excellent discussion on the sidelines of the EU Health Ministers meeting in Budapest.
On the agenda:
☑️ The need to strengthen the health workforce at country and regional level - it's truly #TimeToAct in addressing the myriad challenges facing this essential pillar of health;
☑️ The crucial role of #DigitalHealth - a WHO/Europe flagship - in achieving better access to health services and assisting health workforce efficiency, under the umbrella of universal health coverage;
☑️ The role the pharmaceutical industry has in contributing to better, more affordable health access - a priority issue for WHO/Europe's Novel Medicines Platform;
☑️ Slovakia's critical support for the health needs of Ukrainian refugees going forward, as the war in 🇺🇦 makes it difficult for those who've fled to return to their homeland;
☑️ Boosting our already excellent collaboration on prioritizing #MentalHealth - another WHO/Europe flagship under our European Programme of Work;
☑️ And, not least, the burning need to tackle misinformation and disinformation when it comes to lifesaving immunization programmes across the life-cycle, which in turn connects with addressing myths and misperceptions about essential public health approaches more broadly.
Ďakujeme – a pracujme na dosiahnutí dobrého zdravia pre všetkých!
#HealthForAll
My thanks again to Minister Vandenbroucke, for Belgium's leadership in tackling the commercial determinants of non-communicable diseases - under the wider umbrella of #HealthForAll.
@WHO_Europe's new report, launched with 🇧🇪, is a sobering read - inspiring us to urgent action.
Starting now!
The launch in Brussels of our major new report on the commercial determinants of health - how vested interests are causing needless harm to millions in the name of profit.
Join us - quick registration information below! 👇
It is my great pleasure to announce yet another highlight of our conference #EUHEA2024, jointly organised by @ihs_vienna and @wu_vienna:
@matthiaswismar from @OBShealth and @scottlgreer from @UMich offer a three-hour policy workshop titled ‘Teaming Up: How Health Economics and Health Policy Analysis can Benefit from Each Other’.
The workshop is free of charge and is open also to people not registered for the conference.
The purpose of this workshop is to facilitate dialogue between health economists and health policy analysts, aligning with this year's conference theme of ‘Opening up perspectives on health economics’. It will be centred around four topics:
· Health system governance
· Sustainable development goals and co-benefits
· Health workforce
· European Health Union
More information can be found here:
https://t.co/WD7sZo0H9G
The workshop is limited to 60 participants, so registration is required. The workshop aims to include people with different degrees of experience and educational/professional backgrounds.
🗓️April 24th, marks the start of #WorldImmunizationWeek.
As global citizens, we're grateful for vaccines protecting us against infections and even cancers.
By engaging communities, we've achieved and will continue to achieve what's #HumanlyPossible.
@WHO@gavi@ImmuHubs#EIW2024
Our president, Dr @IvetaNagyova, spoke at the @WHO_Europe Innovation Ecosystem for Public Health meeting, 11-12 March 2024 Copenhagen, Denmark https://t.co/qgQonARYYn
It was an honor for the EUPHA delegation: President @IvetaNagyova, Executive Director @MarCharlott, and our intern to visit @WHO_Europe. We're building a robust plan for our MOU on "Building the Evidence Base for Public Health." #PublicHealth#EUPHA#WHO
It's with great sadness that we've learned about the passing of John Ryan, former Director of DG SANTE.
John was a dear friend and a true public health champion. We send our deepest sympathies to John’s family, friends and all those who had the honour of working alongside him.
IARC release latest estimates of global #cancer burden.
We estimate 20 million new cases & 9.7 million deaths from cancer occurred in 2022.
Detailed incidence & mortality info for 185 countries & 36 common cancers now available in IARC's @GLOBOCAN_GCO
PR:
https://t.co/BzYWdPPOya
1 in every 10 deaths in the Region is the result of alcohol use.
Alcohol labels are not good enough.
Health warning labels need to state that alcohol is harmful & causes 7 types of cancer, including breast & colorectal cancer.
@AwarhEurope@Movendi_Int@SHAAPAlcohol@CarinaFB
Are our health systems fit for the future? Can we rebuild trust? How to transform systems to ensure health equity & coverage for all? And not to forget prevention. These are some of the key questions for today’s @WHO_Europe event on the #TallinnCharter2023#UHCDay@EuroHealthNet
Prevention in a Wellbeing Economy can improve people’s health in the long term & turn the tide of chronic diseases.
=> key for healthy life years and sustainability of health systems! Great intervention by Health Minister Finland @KaisaJuuso#TallinnCharter2023@EuroHealthNet
How to improve the Semester after the EU elections?
@LJahierEU, @MichaelWEAll, @ZuzanaKonradova & Eero Yrjö-Koskinen reflect:
- NextGenEU & RRF should explicitly include health systems
- long-term needs are key
- there’s potential to reduce child poverty
- SDGs should be central
.@CaroCostongs .@EuroHealthNet opens the discussions on how we can achieve an economy of well-being and unlock the European Semester potential. "It requires both political will at the top and participation at the bottom".
Looking forward to the debates!
'How can achieve an economy of #wellbeing through #particiatory societies? Change can only happen w/ political will & action at the top, and a support from the 'bottom.' - @CaroCostongs
Well said and I agree, we can only be #innovative and make a lasting difference together!