European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies

⏰ 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

#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”

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⏰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

Wednesday 12 November, 18:00 – 19:00 Helsinki timeOrganised by European Public Health Association (EUPHA) Moderators:• Charlotte Marchandise, Executive Direc... EPH2025 – Plenary 2: Public health in the era of misinformation and disinformation

#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

ℹ️ This webinar links to our #OBSPB on how health care facilities can reduce their environmental footprint and contribute to more sustainable health systems. The brief explores policy options and practical measures for decarbonizing health care facilities: tinyurl.com/GHCFO

📅 #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

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#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

Reducing inequalities in cancer care across the European Union Despite improvements in cancer survival across Europe, inequalities persist along the cancer care continuum, both between and within countries. These disparities are shaped by socioeconomic status, geography and education, and health system factors also...

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

🗓️ 27 Jan ▫️🕒 12 –13:00 CET
Register: tinyurl.com/OBS27Jan

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

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://tinyurl.com/SOHEU2025

#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: tinyurl.com/OBS27Jan

➡️Via #Eurohealth and #EPHConference: Planetary health as a catalyst for economic transformation
📘 Read it: https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications/i/planetary-health-as-a-catalyst-for-economic-transformation-in-europe
📹 Watch Plenary 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq-AJLlv-q4

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: tinyurl.com/OBSPB68g & tinyurl.com/OBSPB70g

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

🗓️ 27 Jan| 🕒 12:00–13:00 CET
Register: tinyurl.com/OBS27Jan

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

#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://tinyurl.com/SOHEULUX​

📘 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://tinyurl.com/HPv165

🔔@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://bit.ly/4gXf3Xb