Highlights - EUREGHA and WHO Regions for Health Network Joint Conference: “The role of regions towards future-proof, resilient and connected health systems”

This year, for its annual High-level Conference, EUREGHA joined forces with the WHO Regions for Health Network to proudly celebrate respectively their 10th and 30th anniversary as networks of European regions! With 100+ on-site participants and 50+ joining online, the Conference saw the participation of regional representatives and stakeholders from all over Europe to discuss the role of regions in building and boosting more resilient and future-proof health and care systems in Europe, deep diving into three topics at the core of EUREGHA’s vision: value-based healthcare, digital transformation, and cross-border cooperation. All was seasoned by a high-level setting kindly provided by the European Committee of the Regions.

Read here our short report to dive into the main highlights:

Read our celebratory 10th Anniversary Statement to discover more about our vision for the future of health in Europe:

Did you miss the Conference? Don’t worry, you can find the recording below or at the following link.

JOINT CONFERENCE LIVE-TWEETING

Opening by Giovanni Gorgoni, EUREGHA’s Chair – here.
Welcoming speech by Hans Henri Kluge, Director of WHO/Europe – here.
Welcoming speech by Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President, European Committee of the Regions – here.
Welcoming speech by Hilde Crevits, Vice-Minister-President of the Government of Flanders and Flemish Minister for Welfare, Public Health and Family – here.
Quote from Dimitra Panteli, Programme Manager, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies – here.
Quote from Sally Lewis, National Clinical Director for Value-Based Healthcare, Wales – here.
Quote from Kaisa Immonen, Director of Policy, European Patients’ Forum – here.
Quote from David Novillo, Unit Head, Data and Digital Health, WHO/Europe – here.
Quote from Fulvia Raffaelli, Head of Unit, Digital Health, DG SANTE, European Commission – here.
Quote from Isabelle Johansson, Head of Region Östergötland’s EU Office – here.
Quote from Matthias Wismar, Programme Manager, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies – here.
Quote from Julia Winkler, EU Project Manager, Lower Austria / Healthacross – here.
Quote from Donata Meroni, Head of Unit, Health Monitoring and Cooperation, Health Networks, DG SANTE, European Commission – here.
Take-aways from the word cloud – here.