The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has issued an opinion “Devising a European flagship initiative for health”, calling for a programme based on the principles of universality, quality, accessibility, solidarity and inclusivity. The Opinion sets out strategic pillar for such in initiative which would, amongst other things:
• Establish a European care and healthcare guarantee
• Implementing the integrated One Health approach
• Harness the potential of digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) to modernise health systems
• Uphold European financial instruments to support national health initiatives and funding
• Prioritise social and health investments
• Promote an integrated scoreboard of socio-economic, health and environmental reforms, with a view to a strategy that goes beyond growth
• Develop a targeted investment plan to strengthen capacity and promote care professions and healthcare workers
• Undertake collaborations between the EU and WHO Europe to retain, attract and support care workers, including nursing staff
• Embed institutionalised involvement of civil society in defining, evaluating and monitoring health priorities.
The full opinion is available at:
