Health systems
Health systems are responsible for delivering services that improve, maintain or restore the health of individuals and their communities. This includes the care provided by hospitals and family doctors, but also less visible tasks such as the prevention and control of communicable disease, health promotion, health workforce planning and improving the social, economic or environmental conditions in which people live.
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Blood safety
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Health systems response to tuberculosis
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Ministers back 5-year plan to put health in Europe on track
Today, ministers of health and public health leaders from the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region endorsed a new 5-year vision, the European Programme of Work (EPW) 2020–2025, that sets down how WHO/Europe and its Member States will work together to meet citizens’ expectations for health.
News
- European Observatory, WHO/Europe and European Commission publish special issue of Eurohealth examining health system responses to COVID-19
- Cities against COVID-19: citizens seek a “better normal” of urban life
- Roadmap sets direction of Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development
COVID-19
- See all available resources for Europe
- Policy brief
- Technical guidance and check lists
- Surge planning tools
- Health System Response Monitor
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Ana Sajovic is a community nurse in Kranj, Slovenia, delivering care in people’s homes.
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