European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies
@obshealth.bsky.social
The Observatory promotes evidence-based health policy-making. Hosted by WHO Europe.
Website: https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int
Subscribe: tinyurl.com/SubscribeOBS
Website: https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int
Subscribe: tinyurl.com/SubscribeOBS
🎬 Now at #OBSWebinars: @natashaazzmus.bsky.social, Ewout van Ginneken & Jarno Habicht ( #WHOUkraine ) open our webinar on optimizing financing for rehabilitation care.
Join us live (🔗 tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov ) or register to receive the recording straight to your inbox later.
@whoeurope.bsky.social
Join us live (🔗 tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov ) or register to receive the recording straight to your inbox later.
@whoeurope.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🎬 Now at #OBSWebinars: @natashaazzmus.bsky.social, Ewout van Ginneken & Jarno Habicht ( #WHOUkraine ) open our webinar on optimizing financing for rehabilitation care.
Join us live (🔗 tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov ) or register to receive the recording straight to your inbox later.
@whoeurope.bsky.social
Join us live (🔗 tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov ) or register to receive the recording straight to your inbox later.
@whoeurope.bsky.social
📭 We have a series of exciting updates coming up, including a newsletter recap of our activities over the past few weeks!
🔭 If you want to see what the Observatory has been up to at #EPH2025, in #Eurohealth, or discussing during #OBSWebinars, make sure you're subscribed:
🔗 tinyurl.com/SubscribeOBS
🔭 If you want to see what the Observatory has been up to at #EPH2025, in #Eurohealth, or discussing during #OBSWebinars, make sure you're subscribed:
🔗 tinyurl.com/SubscribeOBS
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📭 We have a series of exciting updates coming up, including a newsletter recap of our activities over the past few weeks!
🔭 If you want to see what the Observatory has been up to at #EPH2025, in #Eurohealth, or discussing during #OBSWebinars, make sure you're subscribed:
🔗 tinyurl.com/SubscribeOBS
🔭 If you want to see what the Observatory has been up to at #EPH2025, in #Eurohealth, or discussing during #OBSWebinars, make sure you're subscribed:
🔗 tinyurl.com/SubscribeOBS
⏰1 day left to register! #OBSWebinars on financing #RehabilitationCare
📅25 Nov | 12-13:00 CET
🔗Register: http://tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov
Join us to explore financing options, coverage, and payment mechanisms that improve access & efficiency.
📅25 Nov | 12-13:00 CET
🔗Register: http://tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov
Join us to explore financing options, coverage, and payment mechanisms that improve access & efficiency.
November 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
⏰1 day left to register! #OBSWebinars on financing #RehabilitationCare
📅25 Nov | 12-13:00 CET
🔗Register: http://tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov
Join us to explore financing options, coverage, and payment mechanisms that improve access & efficiency.
📅25 Nov | 12-13:00 CET
🔗Register: http://tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov
Join us to explore financing options, coverage, and payment mechanisms that improve access & efficiency.
Delighted to see our colleague Jon Cylus at the #CongresoEdadYVida. He highlighted how investing in #LongTermCare & better health–social coordination isn’t a cost but a care dividend that boosts sustainability and supports families.
📘More info https://tinyurl.com/52h3efab
📘More info https://tinyurl.com/52h3efab
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Delighted to see our colleague Jon Cylus at the #CongresoEdadYVida. He highlighted how investing in #LongTermCare & better health–social coordination isn’t a cost but a care dividend that boosts sustainability and supports families.
📘More info https://tinyurl.com/52h3efab
📘More info https://tinyurl.com/52h3efab
As #WAAW ends, we turn to what the EU can do to strengthen its response to #AMR: stronger implementation of evidence-informed #OneHealth interventions, coordinated EU action at national and local levels, among others.
📘 Read our policy brief to learn more https://tinyurl.com/amreusr
📘 Read our policy brief to learn more https://tinyurl.com/amreusr
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
As #WAAW ends, we turn to what the EU can do to strengthen its response to #AMR: stronger implementation of evidence-informed #OneHealth interventions, coordinated EU action at national and local levels, among others.
📘 Read our policy brief to learn more https://tinyurl.com/amreusr
📘 Read our policy brief to learn more https://tinyurl.com/amreusr
✍There’s still time to register for #CARESummit Day 1
📅3-4 Dec
🔗https://tinyurl.com/3bncavxb
The CARE Summit, hosted by @EHMAinfo will co-create a Roadmap for a stronger & more resilient #EuropeanHealthUnion. We are happy to be official partners & contribute across the programme
📅3-4 Dec
🔗https://tinyurl.com/3bncavxb
The CARE Summit, hosted by @EHMAinfo will co-create a Roadmap for a stronger & more resilient #EuropeanHealthUnion. We are happy to be official partners & contribute across the programme
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
✍There’s still time to register for #CARESummit Day 1
📅3-4 Dec
🔗https://tinyurl.com/3bncavxb
The CARE Summit, hosted by @EHMAinfo will co-create a Roadmap for a stronger & more resilient #EuropeanHealthUnion. We are happy to be official partners & contribute across the programme
📅3-4 Dec
🔗https://tinyurl.com/3bncavxb
The CARE Summit, hosted by @EHMAinfo will co-create a Roadmap for a stronger & more resilient #EuropeanHealthUnion. We are happy to be official partners & contribute across the programme
At the #PoliticoHealthSummit, Observatory Director Ewout van Ginneken joined @politico.eu's RoryONeil, Peter Arlett (@ema.europa.eu) & FedericaZanca (European Innovation Council) to discuss how European #healthsystems can better integrate innovation, grow R&I talent & support breakthrough adoption.
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
At the #PoliticoHealthSummit, Observatory Director Ewout van Ginneken joined @politico.eu's RoryONeil, Peter Arlett (@ema.europa.eu) & FedericaZanca (European Innovation Council) to discuss how European #healthsystems can better integrate innovation, grow R&I talent & support breakthrough adoption.
💊This week is World #AMR Awareness Week. As the international community reflects on the need for sustainable solutions to #AntimicrobialResistance, we want to talk about a crucial but neglected aspect: socioeconomic drivers.
More in our📙 eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
@who.int #WAAW
More in our📙 eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
@who.int #WAAW
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
💊This week is World #AMR Awareness Week. As the international community reflects on the need for sustainable solutions to #AntimicrobialResistance, we want to talk about a crucial but neglected aspect: socioeconomic drivers.
More in our📙 eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
@who.int #WAAW
More in our📙 eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
@who.int #WAAW
📢New #OBSWebinars on rehabilitation financing
📅25 Nov| 12 –13:00 CET
Rehabilitation needs are rising, but funding is often fragmented. Join us to explore financing options, coverage, and payment mechanisms that improve access & efficiency.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov
📅25 Nov| 12 –13:00 CET
Rehabilitation needs are rising, but funding is often fragmented. Join us to explore financing options, coverage, and payment mechanisms that improve access & efficiency.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
📢New #OBSWebinars on rehabilitation financing
📅25 Nov| 12 –13:00 CET
Rehabilitation needs are rising, but funding is often fragmented. Join us to explore financing options, coverage, and payment mechanisms that improve access & efficiency.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov
📅25 Nov| 12 –13:00 CET
Rehabilitation needs are rising, but funding is often fragmented. Join us to explore financing options, coverage, and payment mechanisms that improve access & efficiency.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/OBS25Nov
Our #EPH2025 contributions explored what sustainability means - environmentally, socially, systemically. We leave 🇫🇮 with many takeaways on how policy & practice can drive change.
📗Interested in the relationship between #climatechange & #healthsystems? 🔗 tinyurl.com/GHCFO
@ephconference.bsky.social
📗Interested in the relationship between #climatechange & #healthsystems? 🔗 tinyurl.com/GHCFO
@ephconference.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Our #EPH2025 contributions explored what sustainability means - environmentally, socially, systemically. We leave 🇫🇮 with many takeaways on how policy & practice can drive change.
📗Interested in the relationship between #climatechange & #healthsystems? 🔗 tinyurl.com/GHCFO
@ephconference.bsky.social
📗Interested in the relationship between #climatechange & #healthsystems? 🔗 tinyurl.com/GHCFO
@ephconference.bsky.social
Resilient #healthsystems start with a strong, protected workforce. At #EPH2025, we explore the relationship between green & digital skills, workforce planning, and how nationalism & populism shape Europe’s care systems.
🎥 Listen to Michelle reflect below #OBSatEPH
🎥 Listen to Michelle reflect below #OBSatEPH
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Resilient #healthsystems start with a strong, protected workforce. At #EPH2025, we explore the relationship between green & digital skills, workforce planning, and how nationalism & populism shape Europe’s care systems.
🎥 Listen to Michelle reflect below #OBSatEPH
🎥 Listen to Michelle reflect below #OBSatEPH
From #cancercontrol to integrated care & hospital reform, #EPH2025 highlights how how health care delivery can translate policy ambitions into tangible impact for patients & communities ▶️
🎥 Florian shares insights from the OBS-PACE project → https://tinyurl.com/4y5yt26d
🎥 Florian shares insights from the OBS-PACE project → https://tinyurl.com/4y5yt26d
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
From #cancercontrol to integrated care & hospital reform, #EPH2025 highlights how how health care delivery can translate policy ambitions into tangible impact for patients & communities ▶️
🎥 Florian shares insights from the OBS-PACE project → https://tinyurl.com/4y5yt26d
🎥 Florian shares insights from the OBS-PACE project → https://tinyurl.com/4y5yt26d
From access & prevention to reform & resilience, today’s #EPH2025 sessions showed that #publichealth is inseparable from the systems that sustain it.
🎥Watch Astrid reflect on some of the discussions today and the #healthsystems perspective #OBSatEPH
🎥Watch Astrid reflect on some of the discussions today and the #healthsystems perspective #OBSatEPH
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
From access & prevention to reform & resilience, today’s #EPH2025 sessions showed that #publichealth is inseparable from the systems that sustain it.
🎥Watch Astrid reflect on some of the discussions today and the #healthsystems perspective #OBSatEPH
🎥Watch Astrid reflect on some of the discussions today and the #healthsystems perspective #OBSatEPH
Getting ready for #EPH2025 tomorrow?
Explore the themes shaping this year’s @ephconference.bsky.social in the new #Eurohealth issue.
Pick up your copy at our booth, or read it online: https://bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEPH25
Explore the themes shaping this year’s @ephconference.bsky.social in the new #Eurohealth issue.
Pick up your copy at our booth, or read it online: https://bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEPH25
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Getting ready for #EPH2025 tomorrow?
Explore the themes shaping this year’s @ephconference.bsky.social in the new #Eurohealth issue.
Pick up your copy at our booth, or read it online: https://bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEPH25
Explore the themes shaping this year’s @ephconference.bsky.social in the new #Eurohealth issue.
Pick up your copy at our booth, or read it online: https://bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEPH25
✍Save the date: #CARESummit
📅3–4 Dec
@ehmainfo.bsky.social will gather health leaders to co-create a roadmap for a stronger #EuropeanHealthUnion. The Observatory is proud to join as a partner w/ @eupha.bsky.social & @euregha.bsky.social
🔗https://ehma.org/conference/care-summit-brussels-2025
📅3–4 Dec
@ehmainfo.bsky.social will gather health leaders to co-create a roadmap for a stronger #EuropeanHealthUnion. The Observatory is proud to join as a partner w/ @eupha.bsky.social & @euregha.bsky.social
🔗https://ehma.org/conference/care-summit-brussels-2025
November 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
✍Save the date: #CARESummit
📅3–4 Dec
@ehmainfo.bsky.social will gather health leaders to co-create a roadmap for a stronger #EuropeanHealthUnion. The Observatory is proud to join as a partner w/ @eupha.bsky.social & @euregha.bsky.social
🔗https://ehma.org/conference/care-summit-brussels-2025
📅3–4 Dec
@ehmainfo.bsky.social will gather health leaders to co-create a roadmap for a stronger #EuropeanHealthUnion. The Observatory is proud to join as a partner w/ @eupha.bsky.social & @euregha.bsky.social
🔗https://ehma.org/conference/care-summit-brussels-2025
Join us at the #ECHoS Town Hall Meeting on 21 Nov in Brussels!
We’ll share insights from our project which supports cancer policy dialogues & #CancerMissionsHubs across Europe.
Register by 14 Nov 👉https://cancermissionhubs.eu/news/echos-town-hall-meeting
#CancerMissionEU #BeatingCancerPlan
We’ll share insights from our project which supports cancer policy dialogues & #CancerMissionsHubs across Europe.
Register by 14 Nov 👉https://cancermissionhubs.eu/news/echos-town-hall-meeting
#CancerMissionEU #BeatingCancerPlan
November 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Join us at the #ECHoS Town Hall Meeting on 21 Nov in Brussels!
We’ll share insights from our project which supports cancer policy dialogues & #CancerMissionsHubs across Europe.
Register by 14 Nov 👉https://cancermissionhubs.eu/news/echos-town-hall-meeting
#CancerMissionEU #BeatingCancerPlan
We’ll share insights from our project which supports cancer policy dialogues & #CancerMissionsHubs across Europe.
Register by 14 Nov 👉https://cancermissionhubs.eu/news/echos-town-hall-meeting
#CancerMissionEU #BeatingCancerPlan
How can Europe invest in health for fairer, more resilient societies?
Catch up with the latest #Eurohealth issue on Investing for sustainable health & well-being and prepare for the @ephconference.bsky.social
Read it here➡️ https://bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEPH25
Catch up with the latest #Eurohealth issue on Investing for sustainable health & well-being and prepare for the @ephconference.bsky.social
Read it here➡️ https://bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEPH25
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
How can Europe invest in health for fairer, more resilient societies?
Catch up with the latest #Eurohealth issue on Investing for sustainable health & well-being and prepare for the @ephconference.bsky.social
Read it here➡️ https://bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEPH25
Catch up with the latest #Eurohealth issue on Investing for sustainable health & well-being and prepare for the @ephconference.bsky.social
Read it here➡️ https://bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEPH25
Pleased to have contributed to the @europeannurses.bsky.social Forum -a high-level dialogue on nurse retention & workforce sustainability.
New roles, new skills, new models of care, Europe’s #healthworkforce is evolving, learn how:
📘 lnkd.in/ejjCdPAk
🟢 lnkd.in/eRMVNCyh
New roles, new skills, new models of care, Europe’s #healthworkforce is evolving, learn how:
📘 lnkd.in/ejjCdPAk
🟢 lnkd.in/eRMVNCyh
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Pleased to have contributed to the @europeannurses.bsky.social Forum -a high-level dialogue on nurse retention & workforce sustainability.
New roles, new skills, new models of care, Europe’s #healthworkforce is evolving, learn how:
📘 lnkd.in/ejjCdPAk
🟢 lnkd.in/eRMVNCyh
New roles, new skills, new models of care, Europe’s #healthworkforce is evolving, learn how:
📘 lnkd.in/ejjCdPAk
🟢 lnkd.in/eRMVNCyh
✍Save the date: #CARESummit
📅3–4 Dec
@ehmainfo.bsky.social will gather health leaders to co-create a roadmap for a stronger #EuropeanHealthUnion. The Observatory is proud to join as a partner w/ @eupha.bsky.social & @euregha.bsky.social
🔗https://ehma.org/conference/care-summit-brussels-2025
📅3–4 Dec
@ehmainfo.bsky.social will gather health leaders to co-create a roadmap for a stronger #EuropeanHealthUnion. The Observatory is proud to join as a partner w/ @eupha.bsky.social & @euregha.bsky.social
🔗https://ehma.org/conference/care-summit-brussels-2025
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
✍Save the date: #CARESummit
📅3–4 Dec
@ehmainfo.bsky.social will gather health leaders to co-create a roadmap for a stronger #EuropeanHealthUnion. The Observatory is proud to join as a partner w/ @eupha.bsky.social & @euregha.bsky.social
🔗https://ehma.org/conference/care-summit-brussels-2025
📅3–4 Dec
@ehmainfo.bsky.social will gather health leaders to co-create a roadmap for a stronger #EuropeanHealthUnion. The Observatory is proud to join as a partner w/ @eupha.bsky.social & @euregha.bsky.social
🔗https://ehma.org/conference/care-summit-brussels-2025
🗞️New #Eurohealth: bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEP...
How can investment in health drive equity, resilience & sustainability across Europe? This special @ephconference.bsky.social #EPH2025 issue features articles on:
🌍Planetary health
🧠Youth #mentalhealth
💬#Disinformation
⚙️Digital skills... and more!
How can investment in health drive equity, resilience & sustainability across Europe? This special @ephconference.bsky.social #EPH2025 issue features articles on:
🌍Planetary health
🧠Youth #mentalhealth
💬#Disinformation
⚙️Digital skills... and more!
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🗞️New #Eurohealth: bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEP...
How can investment in health drive equity, resilience & sustainability across Europe? This special @ephconference.bsky.social #EPH2025 issue features articles on:
🌍Planetary health
🧠Youth #mentalhealth
💬#Disinformation
⚙️Digital skills... and more!
How can investment in health drive equity, resilience & sustainability across Europe? This special @ephconference.bsky.social #EPH2025 issue features articles on:
🌍Planetary health
🧠Youth #mentalhealth
💬#Disinformation
⚙️Digital skills... and more!
⏱️ Happening now at #OBSWebinars
👥 What can countries learn from each other when it comes to strengthening rehabilitation care? Jarno Habicht & Ewout van Ginneken open this interactive webinar.
🎬 Join us live ( 🔗 lnkd.in/dv_VAWqU ) or register for the recording
#WHOUkraine @whoeurope.bsky.social
👥 What can countries learn from each other when it comes to strengthening rehabilitation care? Jarno Habicht & Ewout van Ginneken open this interactive webinar.
🎬 Join us live ( 🔗 lnkd.in/dv_VAWqU ) or register for the recording
#WHOUkraine @whoeurope.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
⏱️ Happening now at #OBSWebinars
👥 What can countries learn from each other when it comes to strengthening rehabilitation care? Jarno Habicht & Ewout van Ginneken open this interactive webinar.
🎬 Join us live ( 🔗 lnkd.in/dv_VAWqU ) or register for the recording
#WHOUkraine @whoeurope.bsky.social
👥 What can countries learn from each other when it comes to strengthening rehabilitation care? Jarno Habicht & Ewout van Ginneken open this interactive webinar.
🎬 Join us live ( 🔗 lnkd.in/dv_VAWqU ) or register for the recording
#WHOUkraine @whoeurope.bsky.social
Just announced: the 20th #OBSSummerSchool!
Theme: Paying for health care in the face of fiscal constraints, how policy-makers can raise revenues & spend smarter to strengthen #HealthSystems
Applications open in early 2026
📅 19–25 July 2026, Venice 🇮🇹 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/OBSSS26
Theme: Paying for health care in the face of fiscal constraints, how policy-makers can raise revenues & spend smarter to strengthen #HealthSystems
Applications open in early 2026
📅 19–25 July 2026, Venice 🇮🇹 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/OBSSS26
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Just announced: the 20th #OBSSummerSchool!
Theme: Paying for health care in the face of fiscal constraints, how policy-makers can raise revenues & spend smarter to strengthen #HealthSystems
Applications open in early 2026
📅 19–25 July 2026, Venice 🇮🇹 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/OBSSS26
Theme: Paying for health care in the face of fiscal constraints, how policy-makers can raise revenues & spend smarter to strengthen #HealthSystems
Applications open in early 2026
📅 19–25 July 2026, Venice 🇮🇹 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/OBSSS26
⏰ You can still register for the #OBSWebinars on rehabilitation care, taking place tomorrow!
📅 4 Nov | 12:00–13:00 CET
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/OBSWEBS041125
Join us to explore practical lessons and which coordination strategies help deliver more integrated, effective care.
📅 4 Nov | 12:00–13:00 CET
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/OBSWEBS041125
Join us to explore practical lessons and which coordination strategies help deliver more integrated, effective care.
November 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
⏰ You can still register for the #OBSWebinars on rehabilitation care, taking place tomorrow!
📅 4 Nov | 12:00–13:00 CET
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/OBSWEBS041125
Join us to explore practical lessons and which coordination strategies help deliver more integrated, effective care.
📅 4 Nov | 12:00–13:00 CET
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/OBSWEBS041125
Join us to explore practical lessons and which coordination strategies help deliver more integrated, effective care.
🌍Strengthening cross-border health cooperation!
Yesterday, the Observatory (@matthiaswismar.bsky.social & Dheepa Rajan) joined the #Health4DENL project launch & symposium.
We will contribute with our expertise on Health Systems Performance Assessment with our #HSPA framework.
Yesterday, the Observatory (@matthiaswismar.bsky.social & Dheepa Rajan) joined the #Health4DENL project launch & symposium.
We will contribute with our expertise on Health Systems Performance Assessment with our #HSPA framework.
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🌍Strengthening cross-border health cooperation!
Yesterday, the Observatory (@matthiaswismar.bsky.social & Dheepa Rajan) joined the #Health4DENL project launch & symposium.
We will contribute with our expertise on Health Systems Performance Assessment with our #HSPA framework.
Yesterday, the Observatory (@matthiaswismar.bsky.social & Dheepa Rajan) joined the #Health4DENL project launch & symposium.
We will contribute with our expertise on Health Systems Performance Assessment with our #HSPA framework.
📕 New in #HealthPolicyJournal: #PrivateEquity is playing a bigger role in #healthcare. This special issue explores its impact on care quality, equity, access, and cost — and reviews what policy responses are emerging.
Read more 👉 https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10K8G2P2BQ1
Read more 👉 https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10K8G2P2BQ1
October 31, 2025 at 9:29 AM
📕 New in #HealthPolicyJournal: #PrivateEquity is playing a bigger role in #healthcare. This special issue explores its impact on care quality, equity, access, and cost — and reviews what policy responses are emerging.
Read more 👉 https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10K8G2P2BQ1
Read more 👉 https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10K8G2P2BQ1