📅 New #OBSWebinars on 28 April, 15:00-16:00 CET Health is not a cost, but a it's a strategic investment. Join us to explore co-benefits across sectors and what it takes to make health a central metric of policy success. Register here: tinyurl.com/OBS28Apr

📢 Join the #BeWellEU Final Conference on 7 May 2026, in Brussels and online. From skills to implementation, the event will explore how skills development can help build a resilient, future-ready #HealthWorkforce in Europe. ➡️ Register now: https://lnkd.in/dmNMZwWW

Hard copies exist! feat. @matthiaswismar.bsky.social of @obshealth.bsky.social with the first prints of the awesome @eupha.bsky.social EJPH on health for all policies. Free to read, discussing ways health helps goals from democracy to economic growth + ways to research and estimate effects.

A new Health Policy article examines delayed hospital discharge across 6 European countries, identifying 17 policies & initiatives 1 clear message: discharge doesn't happen in a vacuum. The conditions in which discharge initiatives are introduced is key to success Full text🔗https://bit.ly/4tmTViR

💹Health is a strategic investment, not a cost A European Journal of Public Health supplement on Co-benefits of Health maps the evidence in labour markets, urban planning, #genderequality & more. A roadmap for policymakers 📖 Read here: https://bit.ly/3QclQ67 🔔#OBSWebinars to come @eupha.bsky.social

#SoHEU Country Health Profile spotlight 🔦Hungary 🇭🇺 Life expectancy in Hungary has rebounded after #COVID19, while #DigitalHealth & prevention efforts are gaining ground. The 2025 Country Profile takes a closer look at Hungary's health system & the challenges that remain 👉 tinyurl.com/SOHEU2025

📢 Applications are open! Join the 20th Venice #OBSSummerSchool exploring "Paying for health care in the face of fiscal constraints." 1 week of evidence-based learning with policy-makers & health professionals from across Europe. Applications close on 31 May or at capacity: tinyurl.com/OBSSS26

The Observatory was glad to moderate a stakeholder dialogue on comprehensive #cancercare in Belgium, as part of the Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies project (ECHoS) This was a 1st in a series of dialogues, expanding to smaller hospitals, associations, and patient groups

🔬 Standing with science starts with trust This #WorldHealthDay, our book Trust: The foundation of health systems explores how #healthsystems shape public trust in science and institutions, and why that matters more than ever. 📖https://tinyurl.com/OBSHPS58

🗺️ Today is #WorldHealthDay, a call on people everywhere to #StandWithScience For this, it's important to understand how health & democracy are connected - and what shapes people's trust. More in: eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications... & eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications... @who.int

Digital skills are central to sustainable #HealthSystems. Explore the #Eurohealth article linked to Plenary 5 of #EPHConference on investing in the #HealthWorkforce. 📺 Watch the plenary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t13Do5QMrBI 🔗 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/edk4uqr3

The 2025 State of Health in the EU (#SoHEU) Country Health Profiles are out: 29 snapshots of health & #healthsystems in the EU, Iceland & Norway Each profile covers health status & determinants, organisation, performance & a pharma spotlight 🔎More: bit.ly/4s0dIUP

How well a #HealthSystem handles #UrgentCare & #EmergencyCare reveals a lot about the wider system. 🎥 Watch our summary of the new WHO/Europe & Observatory policy brief. 📥 https://tinyurl.com/OBSPB74

Power, politics and commercial interests shape health outcomes. Explore the #Eurohealth article linked to Plenary 4 of #EPHConference. ​📺 Watch the plenary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjRBbPMOYBk​ 🔗 Read the full article and access the full issue here: https://tinyurl.com/OBSEH313

EU citizens can access healthcare across borders and be reimbursed at home. But awareness remains low. At today's conference on Patient's rights on cross-border healthcare, our Director Ewout van Ginneken argued the risks are manageable and the pathways exist.

#SoHEU Country Health Profile spotlight 🔦Greece 🇬🇷 Happy National Day, Greece! The 2025 #SoHEU Country Health Profile highlights Greece's push to modernise its #healthsystem, including digitalisation projects and full rollout of electronic medical records #EHR in 2025 👉 tinyurl.com/SOHEU2025

Two days left to register for our #OBSWebinars on #AI in health 🗓️ Join us Thursday 26 March, 12:00–13:00 CET. 👉 https://tinyurl.com/OBS26Mar

📘 #AI is no longer a distant prospect for #HealthSystems - it is already here. But are decision-makers equipped to engage with it? We are pleased to share our new book, 📕 Demystifying #ArtificialIntelligence in Health: What Health Policy-Makers Need to Know. Read it here👉 tinyurl.com/OBSHPS63

The #HealthSystemsinAction Insights series is now complete. We are glad to add Andorra as the 16th country profile, co-produced with WHO/EURO Highlights: Life expectancy up 📈 strong coverage 🏩 low catastrophic spending💶 Andorran insight👉https://bit.ly/4lnmNUH The series👉 https://bit.ly/4ggWZWh

🔦How can we use health workforce data to build future-ready systems in Europe? Join us at the 2nd EU HEROES Policy Dialogue on 26 March, in Brussels or online, to discuss strengthening #healthworkforce data for the future 💻Online: lnkd.in/dqej9AXx 🏢In-person: lnkd.in/dnk99HCt #EU4Health #JAHEROES

At the @euronews.com HealthSummit, the Observatory's Matthias Wismar argued #HealthSystems are part of the EU's macroeconomic toolbox. And cooperation isn't just about #pharmaceuticals: workforce, skills and shared capacity matter too. Watch his intervention 👉 https://bit.ly/4lFgSur

🤖 How is #AI transforming #HealthSystems across Europe, and what do decision-makers really need to know? Join us 26 March (12:00–13:00 CET) for an #OBSWebinars to demystify #ArtificialIntelligence in health Register 👉 https://tinyurl.com/OBS26Mar

🔔 We are pleased to announce abstract submissions for the 19th #EPHConference 2026 in Bilbao, Spain, are open Send in your abstract & join the conversation on the public health challenges facing Europe today! 🚨 Deadline: 1 May 2026, at 18:00 CET 👇https://bit.ly/4bxmxPD @ephconference.bsky.social

🎓 Applications open for the 20th Venice #OBSSummerSchool (19-25 July)! Explore "Paying for health care in the face of fiscal constraints" through modules on strategic spending, priority setting, fiscal sustainability & reform politics. Apply by 31 May: https://tinyurl.com/OBSSS26

🚑 WHO Europe has published a news story on our joint policy brief on #UrgentCare & #EmergencyCare, with perspectives from across the partnership. Read it here: https://bit.ly/4uk9vfF And check out the brief: 📥 https://bit.ly/4bmTtt7

#SoHEU Country Health Profile spotlight 🔦Spain 👉 tinyurl.com/SOHEU2025 How does Spain achieve some of the EU's best #healthoutcomes while spending below the EU average? 🔦@consalud.bsky.social#SoHEU#healthoutcomesxplores the findings from the 2025 Country Health Profile for Spain in a series of articles, linked below!

🚑 New policy brief with WHO/Europe: how can countries strengthen #UrgentCare & #EmergencyCare? A practical resource for decision-makers navigating reform. Key messages in the carousel video below 👇 📥 https://tinyurl.com/OBSPB74

🔔 Still time to register for tomorrow's #OBSWebinar! The European Observatory & WHO/Europe explore how countries can strengthen #UrgentCare & #EmergencyCare Join us 📅 10 March 2026 | 12:00–13:00 CET 🔗https://tinyurl.com/OBS10Mar

📸 This picture can only mean one thing… After years of major developments in EU health policy, a 5th edition of “Everything you always wanted to know about European Union health policies but were afraid to ask” is now in the works. Delighted to welcome the authors & DG SANTE to kick off planning👀

🚑 #UrgentCare & #EmergencyCare are key parts of any #HealthSystem & often reflect challenges elsewhere in the system. How can countries respond? Join the European Observatory & WHO/Europe for our #OBSWebinar on 📅10 March, 12:00–13:00 CET 🔗https://tinyurl.com/OBS10Mar

Youth #MentalHealth is central to Europe’s future. Via #Eurohealth, Promoting & protecting youth calls for a Mental Health in All Policies approach 🎬 The article is linked to Plenary 3 of the #EPHConference:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delYHHo60wE​ 🔗 Full issue: https://tinyurl.com/OBSEH313

⏰ There is still time to register for tomorrow’s #OBSWebinars on #LongTermCare. Hear the evidence-based case for investing in long-term care & how governments can take action. 🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/OBS3Mar

Registrations are open for the the 31st European Health Management Conference #EHMC2026 which will explore how to future-proof #HealthSystems for a changing world. Hosted by ehmainfo.bsky.social, La Unió & IESE Business School. More info: https://ehmaconference.org/home/new-registrations-2026ehmc/

We are proud to collaborate in the webinar series: "The health & care workforce – from crisis to capacities" starting 5 March Each of the 3 webinars focus on a key #workforce dimension: planning, retaining, transforming 🔖Register: https://lnkd.in/epjR9qpN @whoeurope.bsky.social @eupha.bsky.social#workforce

#IntegratedCare is essential for #ChronicConditions, yet scale-up remains uneven & many initiatives stay confined to pilots. Our new #HealthPolicy special issue examines what it takes to build sustainable integrated care. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/HPol160

Great to have our friends from the European Health Forum Gastein and WHO Europe in Brussels today, brainstorming about #EHFG2026! Watch for programme & registration: https://www.ehfg.org See you 29 Sept - 2 Oct!

Why invest in #LongTermCare? As populations age & chronic conditions rise, demand is growing fast, but LTC often gets sidelined in policy debates. Join our #OBSWebinars on the case for public investment & how governments can act. 📅 3 Mar | 12:00 CET 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/OBS3Mar

🌎How can #healthcare facilities reduce their environmental footprint? We tackled this in today's #OBSWebinars. Missed it? Check out our policy brief #OBSPB with practical measures, support options & real case studies. 📖 tinyurl.com/GHCFO 🎥 Recording out soon

📅 We look forward to the #EUPHA Health and Care Workforce Section conference in Cluj-Napoca, 22-24 April: “Advancing resilience, sustainability and equity in health and care workforce systems” 📍 lnkd.in/dWVp55vk ⏰Registration: Open soon & available until April 15, within capacity @eupha.bsky.social

⏰ Tomorrow (Tue 24 Feb), 12:00–13:00 CET: #OBSWebinars on cutting the environmental footprint of health care facilities. Practical levers on procurement, energy, waste & workforce action, plus what enables system-level change. Register: tinyurl.com/OBS24Feb

#Misinformation challenges #PublicHealth across Europe Via #Eurohealth, Navigating public health in the age of mis- and disinformation is paired with Plenary 2 of #EPHConference. 📺 Watch Plenary 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw_0GGOUOCo​ 🔗 read the article :https://tinyurl.com/22dsaemk

📅 #OBSWebinars | Tue 24 Feb, 12–13:00 CET 🌍 How can health care facilities cut their environmental footprint? Greener procurement, energy-efficient infrastructure, circular waste & staff action.. What initiatives are underway? What works, and what are the barriers? Register 🖇️ tinyurl.com/OBS24Feb

#SoHEU Country Health Profile spotlight 🔦Finland ​ Finland’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has published a press release: https://tinyurl.com/3cudjtau Dig deeper into the State of Health in the EU, including the Synthesis Report &interactive dashboard, here: https://tinyurl.com/SOHEU2025

📢 Applications open! Join the 20th Venice #OBSSummerSchool exploring"Paying for health care in the face of fiscal constraints." 1 week of evidence-based learning with policy-makers & health professionals from across Europe. Applications close on 31 May or at capacity: https://tinyurl.com/OBSSS26

#Cancer inequalities across Europe are persistent and system-driven, but they are not inevitable. Our new policy brief examines how governance, financing, service delivery & workforce can reduce inequalities in cancer care. 📗 Read more: https://tinyurl.com/OBSPB73 #EUCancerPlan #OBSPB #OBSPACE

❔The first Observatory newsletter of 2026 comes out next week ... have you registered? New #OBSWebinars, publications on #AI, #HealthFinancing, emergency care & more ... designed to support Europe's decision-makers with practical evidence & analysis Subscribe for updates📩: https://lnkd.in/eSZhgJcm

On #WorldCancerDay, we’re calling for decisive action to close the care gap. 1 in 4 people in the WHO European Region are at risk of developing cancer. 🩺 Our #OBSPACE policy brief shows what countries can do to reduce cancer care inequalities: eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications... #EBCP

🎗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://tinyurl.com/CCAMOBS1 #EuropeanBeatingCancerPlan #CervicalCancer

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: eurohealthobservatory.who.int/monitors/pac... #EBCP

This week, the Observatory joined WHO Ukraine and #WHOBarcelona in Brussels to discuss deepened collaboration. Our partnership has delivered critical evidence including the recent report Strengthening Rehabilitation Care: https://tinyurl.com/OBSOB72