A live webinar is being organised for the launch of the Country Health Profiles and Synthesis Report 2025. This release, part of the State of Health in the EU cycle, represents a collaborative effort between the European Commission, OECD, and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. The reports provide a comprehensive overview of current health and health system trends and challenges across EU countries, Iceland and Norway.
📅 The webinar is on 11th December at 11:00 AM – 12:15 AM Brussels time.
Event highlights:
🎤 Opening remarks: Ms. Sandra Gallina, Director-General, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), European Commission.
📊Presentation Country Health Profiles:
- Mr. Stefano Scarpetta, Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Mr. Ewout Van Ginneken, Director of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
💡 Main observations on the Synthesis Report: Mr. Marco Marsella, Director for Digital, EU4Health and Health Systems Modernisation, DG SANTE
❓Q&A session: Participate in a discussion after the presentations. Moderated by Dirk van den Steen, Acting Head of Unit for State of Health, DG SANTE
🔍 Explore at the launch:
- 29 Country Health Profiles: an analysis of the effectiveness, accessibility, and resilience of each country’s health system, with a spotlight section on pharmaceuticals.
- Synthesis Report: health reform trends on primary prevention of non-communicable diseases, primary care, digital health and pharmaceuticals.
- A new web-based data dashboard.
As part of the EU4Health Programme, the objective is to deliver concise and updated health system information to policymakers, stakeholders, researchers, and the wider public.
👉 Register here.
📋Agenda.