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Europe’s Choice: Investing in sustainable health systems Brussels, Belgium

21.04.26 - 21.04.26
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21 April 2026 | 10:00 - 17:00 CET | Brussels, Belgium

European health and social care systems are under intense pressure. An ageing population and increased prevalence of non-communicable diseases create huge costs for our economies and societies.

At a time when health budgets are strained, public finances are under pressure, the health workforce crisis is deepening, and Europe faces unprecedented geopolitical challenges, we need to rethink healthcare.

Join us on 21 April to discuss how we can break the cycle, reduce avoidable long-term costs, and improve the lives of European patients.
Discover the programme: 

  • 10:00 – 10:10 | Introduction and welcome remarks

    • Nathalie Moll, Director General, EFPIA 

  • 10:10 – 10:25 | Keynote speech – State of Europe’s Health Systems 

    • Francesca Colombo, Head of the Health Employment, Labour & Social Affairs, OECD

  • 10:25 – 11:30 | Panel I: Rethinking Health Systems for an ageing population

    • Intro: Anders Ekholm, Swedish Institute for Future Studies  

    • Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, WHO Europe, Director of the Division of Country Health Polices and Systems 

    • Angela Bradshaw, Director for Research, Alzheimer Europe 

    • Eszter Kovacs, Vice-President, European Health Management Association 

  • 11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee Break

  • 12:00 – 13:00 | Panel II: Beating cancer from the start

    • Intro: Zorana Maravic, Chief Executive Officer, Digestive Cancers Europe 

    • Madalina Iamandei, Executive Director, All Can 

  • 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break

  • 14:00 – 15:00 | Panel III: The promise of cardiometabolic Health Checks

    • Cecilia Marianne Linde, European Society of Cardiology, President Elect 

    • Ulrich Janssen, Patient Advocate, Global Heart Hub 

    • Euan Woodward, Chief Executive Officer, European Association for the Study of Obesity 

  • 15:00 – 16:15 | Panel IV: How to fund future health systems? Innovative budgeting models and financing approaches

    • César Hernández, Ministry of Health, Spain 

    • Pedro Facon, INAMI, Belgium 

    • Stefan Eichwalder, Ministry of Health, Austria 

  • 16:15 – 16:30 | Closing remarks

    • Oliver Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare 

     

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