Plenary 3
Health politics beyond COVID-19
Time for a European Health Union!
Friday, 2 October 2020 | 16:30-18:00 | Main Stage
Organised by European Health Forum Gastein
As one of the epicentres of the global COVID-19 pandemic, European countries have found themselves facing a common threat. Nonetheless it has been challenging to mount an effective and coordinated response that displayed solidarity and good cross-border cooperation.
In the EHFG 2020 Closing Plenary, we will consider what the crisis means for the future of health in Europe: for public health experts, healthcare workers, and health systems. Does the pandemic threat signal an end to making savings on precious healthcare budgets and the start of greater investment in health and well-being? Does the crisis call for “more Europe” - a greater role for the EU in health and a renewed concentration on shared core values?
We will issue a call to action arguing that now more than ever before it is time for a European Health Union – not least to ensure that across Europe we are prepared for future challenges of the same dimension.
Session Recording
Cartoons
Speakers & panellists
Conference Round-Up
- Clemens Martin Auer, President, European Health Forum Gastein
Keynote Input
- Ilona Kickbusch, Founding Director and Chair of the Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies Geneva
Panel Discussion
- Marta Temido, Minister of Health, Republic of Portugal
- Tomaž Gantar, Minister of Health, Republic of Slovenia
- Thomas Steffen, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Germany
- Mohammed Chahim, MEP, Socialist & Democrats Group, European Parliament
- Caroline Costongs, Director, EuroHealthNet
Hackathon Results and Prize Ceremony
- Dorli Kahr-Gottlieb, Secretary General, European Health Forum Gastein
- Jan-Philipp Beck, CEO, EIT Health
Moderated by
- Josep Figueras, Director, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
