| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service |
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| Publisher | EU |
| Series Title | In-Depth Analysis |
| Series Details | July 2018 |
| Publication Date | July 2018 |
| ISBN | 978-92-846-3411-8 |
| Content Type | Report |
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This report summarised the presentations and discussions of a workshop on sustainability of health systems, held at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday 15 May 2018. The aim of the workshop was to provide background to facilitate information exchange between health system experts and members of the ENVI Committee on the challenges and opportunities related to the sustainability of European health systems. The first part of the workshop focused on challenges to health system sustainability. Presentations looked at the sociodemographic challenges such as the aging of the population and the social determinants of health, at the impact of new technologies and access to medicines, and at the emergence of genetic and precision medicine. The second part of the workshop brought together different experiences of health system sustainability, looking at how the health systems of Japan, the Netherlands and Andalusia have adapted and were adapting to challenges to their sustainability. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://dx.publications.europa.eu/10.2861/728801 |
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| Subject Categories | Health |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
