About the Initiative
European citizens and healthcare systems are facing a perfect storm of ageing populations, growing prevalence of chronic diseases, and the geopolitical and energy crisis on the heels of the most severe pandemic in a century. They are also living in a new era of innovation and rapidly advancing science that, from genomics to data analytics, is pushing the boundaries for better health.
The EU Health Coalition is a multi-stakeholder initiative dedicated to driving change for a healthier Europe. We believe in a Europe where health and care systems are centred on people and patients.
We ask for health and life sciences to be recognized as a 3rd strategic pillar for the future of Europe. Because at stake are Europeans’ health and wellbeing, and the continent’s ability to stay at the forefront of science and research to unlock that healthier future.
RECOMMENDATIONS
As Europe faces a geopolitical and energy crisis, with rising inflation and a looming recession creating new challenges for Member States, we should remind ourselves that health is wealth. Our health systems are precious assets which we must nurture and protect. Instead of putting additional burdens on systems that have been strained to the limit by COVID-19, we must continue to invest in health and in the resilience of our systems. Informed by experience of the past and the challenges of the present, it is time for Europe to prepare our health systems for a brighter future. To deliver its vision, the EU Health Coalition proposes a set of bold yet achievable Recommendations.
Why we need the EU Health Coalition
Oliver Bisazza
Olle Ljungqvist
Dipak Kalra
Marko Korenjak
Dr Niamh Lennox-Chhugani
Luciano Potena
Walter Hess
Bleddyn Rees
Mariano Votta
Brian O’Connor
Alexander Natz
Nathalie Moll
Joke Jaarsma
Nick Batey
Frédéric Destrebecq
Wilfried Ellmeier
Ilaria Giannico
News & Events
Event report: Digitally-enabled healthcare: Is our ecosystem on track?
13.05.2024Spending on health is an investment in the future: some examples
25.03.2024Investing in Health – A Call to Action for EU Finance and Economy Ministers
12.03.2024Digitally-enabled healthcare: Is our ecosystem on track?
07.03.2024Brussels and online
Investing in Health – A Call to Action
17.01.2024Our Manifesto for a Healthier Europe
05.07.2023The EU Health Coalition proposes EU action to transition towards people- and patient-centred health systems
05.06.2023EU Health Summit 2023 event report
23.02.2023EU Health Summit 2022: Towards an EU Health Union
15.11.2022Flemish Parliament, Brussels
Health and life sciences to be recognised as the third strategic pillar for Europe for a true EU Health Union
14.11.2022The EU Health Coalition calls for ENVI to be given shared competence on the European Health Data Space file
18.07.2022Maximise EHDS impact on better health data sharing: Event flash report and key messages from stakeholders
20.06.2022Maximise EHDS impact on better health data sharing
18.05.2022The EU Health Coalition calls on the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union to work towards the establishment of a Forum for Better Access to Health Innovation
05.03.2021EU Health Summit report
09.12.2020EU Health Summit 2020 videos
04.11.2020EU Health Summit 2020: Time for Action
26.10.2020Online
A shared vision for the future of health in Europe - Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic
21.10.2020It is time to invest in Europe as a true research and innovation hub: EU Health Coalition statement on adopting a future-oriented Multi-annual Financial Framework 2021 – 2027
17.09.2020EU4Health and Horizon Europe budget cuts are a missed opportunity for innovation, research, resilient health systems and healthy citizens
24.07.2020The EU Health Coalition calls for a Horizon Europe budget reflective of Europe’s ambition for an innovative and competitive research landscape, warning a budget cut would jeopardise EU health research
16.07.2020Europe should fill the gap and exercise leadership in health research
09.07.2020The EU Health Coalition calls for an ambitious EU4Health programme for Europe to take the lead in healthcare
15.06.2020The EU Health Coalition calls for Health Ministers to keep a pivotal role in the EU Recovery Instrument negotiations
27.05.2020Need for more solidarity and coordinated EU action to tackle COVID-19
03.04.2020The EU Health Coalition calls for a Horizon Europe budget reflective of Europe’s ambition for an innovative and competitive research landscape, warning a budget cut would jeopardize EU health research
19.02.2020Towards outcomes-based healthcare in Europe – How can the State of Health in the EU show the way?
04.02.2020Brussels
EU Health Coalition New Year's Reception
08.01.2020The EU Health Coalition highlights the need for concrete measures for better health for people in light of the publication of the State of Health in the EU
13.12.2019A shared vision for the future of health in Europe | Save the date for the 2nd EU Health Summit
28.10.2019The EU Health Coalition calls for a strong health dimension in Cohesion policy 2021-2027
11.10.2019The EU Health Coalition calls on the Finnish Presidency, Member States and the European Commission to work together to establish a Forum for Better Access to Health Innovation
20.09.2019EU Health Coalition calls for a balanced Horizon Europe that fosters both research and innovation and supports cross-fertilisation and collaboration across the framework programme’s pillars and clusters
17.09.2019EU Health Coalition calls upon the European Council to increase the total Horizon Europe budget to € 120 billion
19.06.2019Stronger together for a healthier Europe
06.06.2019EU Health Summit 2018
29.11.2018Brussels, Belgium