Speech by Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis on the occasion of the launch of the “Health at a Glance: Europe 2016” report

On 23 November 2016, the Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis gave a speech in which he noted that this report main findings showed the the need to put health at the centre of our policy debates and demonstrate opportunities for future health policies in Europe. In particular, they showed that we must:
o Focus on policies that keep our people healthy as long as possible
o fight disparities in quality of care;
o enhance access to primary care;
o better adapt our health systems to an ageing society and tight budgetary constraints.

European Commission: PRESS RELEASE: IP/16/3749, 23.11.16: Europeans live longer, but extra years are not always spent in good health http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-3749_en.htm

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