Press Archive [2024]
24 - 27 September | Hybrid Conference | Bad Hofgastein, Austria
The 27th EHFG focussed on the critical and interconnected transformations shaping health systems and society as a whole, the "3D" forces: democracy, demographics, and digitalisation. Co-organised by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, with support from the European Union, and in collaboration with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, the EHFG 2024 brought together diverse participants to generate innovative strategies and forge strong alliances to safeguard and promote health in a rapidly changing world.
Publications 2024
Eurohealth - Shifting sands of health
Clippings 2024
15 October: Ukraine aligns with EU on healthcare amid crisis, says WHO (Euronews)
11 October: Patient safety, quality care, still on back burner for most EU countries, according to new WHO data (Euractiv)
11 October: EMA advances on tightening its conflict-of-interest rules (Politico)
8 October: Wear your prosthesis with pride: Two and a half years of war transformed Ukraine’s health system (Euronews)
8 October: Ill health impacts political participation, pushing voters to populist parties, new study shows (Euractiv)
4 October: How do you solve a problem like drug shortages? (Politico)
3 October: Trust and inequalities challenge EU’s healthcare digital transformation, says EMA Chief Medical Officer (Euractiv)
2 October: Control smartphones like tobacco, says leading WHO expert (Politico)
1 October: EMA wants to help boost pharma competitiveness (Politico)
30 September: UK has become food policy “trailblazer” as EU strategy fails to deliver, say campaigners (The BMJ)
30 September: EU AI Act: A game-changer or a burden for healthcare in Europe? (ICT&health)
30 September: How do you get people to care about their health when the country’s at war? (Politico)
30 September: EHDS, AI Act und EU-MDR – Synergien oder Regulationsknäuel? (Tagesspiegel Background)
27 September: Commission cautious on onshoring drug production to the EU (Euronews)
27 September: Child Strokes Now ‘Common’ in Wartime Ukraine as Citizens Are Under Constant Stress (Health Policy Watch)
27 September: Soziale Medien: 75 Prozent der 15- bis 25-Jährigen lassen sich beeinflussen (Die Presse)
27 September: World leaders tout AMR declaration, while NGOs sigh (Politico)
27 September: Gesundheitsinfluencer bei jungen Menschen beliebt (ORF Science Online)
27 September: 30 Prozent der jungen Menschen folgen Gesundheitsinfluencern (APA)
26 September: Verbessert mehr Fokus auf Behandlungsergebnisse die Versorgung? (Tagesspiegel Background)
26 September: AMR takes center stage in New York (Politico)
26 September: Learn from COVID on medicines supply, says industry boss (The Pharma Letter)
26 September: L´UE doit-elle réglementer les influenceurs de santé en plein essor? (Euronews)
26 September: Politicians are failing to prepare for next pandemic, warns head of European health agency (The BMJ)
26 September: EU disease prevention agency´s new chief seeks better public engagement (Euronews)
25 September: Soll ein EU-Health-Hub künftig zu Gesundheitsreformen beraten? (Tagesspiegel Background)
25 September: One in ten adolescents show signs of problematic use of social media (Euractiv)
25 September: Manche Entscheidungen in Pandemie politisch bedingt, nicht wissenschaftlich (Der Standard)
25 September: European CDC Chief Announces Partnership with Japan (Health Policy Watch)
25 September: Rendi-Wagner: „Nichts ist schlimmer, als Personen im Ungewissen zu lassen“ (Die Presse)
25 September: Should the EU regulate burgeoning health influencers? (Euronews)
25 September: Rauch-Kritik an nominiertem EU-Gesundheitskommissar Várhelyi (Puls24)
25 September: "Epidemische Dimension": Diskriminierender Umgang mit Krebs in EU (Kurier)
25 September: Show me the money, Gastein says (Politico)
25 September: Pflegedilemma droht Populismus (ORF Salzburg Online)
25 September: How to harness digital innovation to reduce fatigue among medical staff (ICT&health)
25 September: Europeans´ Declining Health Boosts Support for Far-Right, Warns Think Tank (Health Policy Watch)
24 September: MEPs fear chopping up EU health work risks everything failing (Politico)
23 September: Health care helps to stabilize democracies, Gastein chief says (Politico)
23 September: WHO-Expertin warnt vor einer "Like-Pandemie" durch Social Media (Salzburger Nachrichten)
30 August: EHFG-Präsident Clemens Martin Auer: „Wer den Gesundheitssektor unterminiert, untergräbt die demokratische Stabilität“ (Ingo)
30 April: Europe Grapples With Acute Healthcare Worker Shortage (Healthcare Digital)
10 April: Eluned Morgan appointed WHO Champion for the European Well-being Economy Initiative (World Health Organization)
19 March: Schritt für Schritt gegen Diskriminierung im Gesundheitswesen (FSW Bildungszentrum)
08 March: Women’s Health in the EU Political Discourse: Then and Now (Weber Shandwick)
20 January: Pharma package surprise progress in Parliament talks (Politico)
18 January: EPP wants European plan on Alzheimer’s, dementia (Politico)