Commission Communication on effective, accessible and resilient health systems
by Nathalie Chaze, Head of the Healthcare Systems Unit, DG Health and Consumers, European Commission
Health systems play a central role in our societies: they help each of us maintain and improve our health, making a massive contribution to the wellbeing of us all.
However, health systems are more and more exposed to several stress factors: the population in Europe is getting older and needs more and better care; modern technologies provide effective care but this comes at a cost; the health workforce is unevenly distributed and struggle to cover the needs, and with the economic crisis governments have to make difficult decisions with limited budgets.
For these reasons, and to stimulate a wide
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