State of #Health in EU: Shift to prevention and primary care is most important trend across countries

The European Commission has published the reports that depict the profile of health systems in 30 countries. Country Health Profilesare being issued with the Companion Report that shows some of the biggest trends in the transformation of the health-care systems and draws key conclusions from the Profiles.

Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis (pictured) said: “Various surveys and debates across Europe prove us that health ranks among the top priorities of European citizens. I am particularly glad that health promotion and disease prevention are finally getting the attention they need. I am therefore very proud to have initiated the State of Health in the EU cycle and delivered two cycles together with the OECD and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies for 28 EU Member States, plus Norway and Iceland. I can clearly see that this robust country-specific and cross-EU knowledge feeds into both national policymaking and EU level co-operation. I hope my successor will continue this exercise and that more member states will follow up the voluntary- basis discussions on its findings and share best practices.”

A press release is available in all languages and you can read the individual country reports and the Companion Report, here.

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