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Renewing the social contract in Europe

Building new bridges for health and well-being

Thursday, 26 September 2024 | 12:15-13:30 | Conference Centre

Co-organised by Bosch Health Campus, European Health Forum Gastein & World Health Summit, supported by Bosch Health Campus

Good health and well-being are among the most important pillars for cohesive, prosperous, and democratic societies. Health is therefore at the very heart of the social contract that has evolved in Europe, as recognised in the strong commitment to a Health Union and efforts at strengthening the social union.

Previously the social contract for health concentrated on ensuring universal access and affordability of health services. Today it requires a new paradigm, focused on the social, environmental, and digital challenges faced by societies as well as well-being, and the determinants of health. This shift also includes determining the level at which issues can be resolved: national, European, or global.

This session will explore the new dimensions of social contracts and the different forms of solidarity they imply, including establishing new bridges between individual and public health.

Session Recording

SPEAKERS

  • Frank Vandenbroucke, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health, Belgium
  • Steve Clarke, National Clinical Lead for Mental Health, NHS Wales Executive
  • Bogi Eliasen, Director of Health, Copenhagen Institute of Future Studies
  • Pia Hollenstein, Board Member, Swiss Senior Women for Climate Protection - KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz
  • Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Anca Toma, Executive Director, European Patients' Forum
  • Clemens Martin Auer, President, European Health Forum Gastein

MODERATOR

  • Ilona Kickbusch, Founding Director and Chair of the Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies Geneva

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