European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies

For #EWAC2026, we want to highlight the #OBSPACE project and its mission to provide evidence on what countries can do to implement the #EBCP and align national #CancerCare & policy with the #EUCancerMission. 🔗 Read all case studies eurohealthobservatory.who.int/monitors/pac... @ec.europa.eu

🏥 Our colleague Waitzberg Ruth, with Thomas Rice & Andres Võrk, published a special section in Health Policy sharing evidence on "the other #equity issue" 👉 the progressivity or regressivity of how we collect revenue to fund #healthcare See the full issue w/ data from 29 countries: lnkd.in/dZF3gt4p

📗 Nursing book | Strengthening health systems through nursing: Thematic overview With over 7.2 million nurses and midwives in the WHO European Region, nursing is the largest safety-critical profession in health service delivery. Read it here: https://bit.ly/3PghkU5

🎥 New book | Strengthening health systems through nursing: Thematic overview Hear directly from the lead author on why this book matters, and what it means for nursing policy across Europe. ▶️ Watch the video and explore the book: https://bit.ly/3PghkU5

📘 Working in health & trying to make sense of #ArtificialIntelligence? Our newly published book covers the full landscape of AI in health — from the fundamentals to governance, ethics & real-world impact. Foundational reading for anyone navigating this fast-moving space👉https://tinyurl.com/OBSHPS63

🎓 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

The Observatory's @matthiaswismar.bsky.social presented today at the @europeancancer.bsky.social Workforce Network on our new Health Policy commentary: Health security needs a European health and care workforce strategy, and it needs it now 🔗 Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3OzlVk1

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

🔬 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

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

📘 #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

🎓 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

🚑 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

#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

#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

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

📘 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

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://tinyurl.com/m4djdrnt

💡What does Slovakia's health system look like ? 📘Read the Slovak HiT to find out: qrco.de/OBSSKHiT The new Slovakia Health System Review (HiT) 2025 offers a structured, in-depth look at how the system works and how it is evolving.