5/11/2009
The Czech Presidency supported a more active approach to solving questions relating to the sustainability of the European health systems. The Health Ministers of the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Latvia and Lithuania agreed with the State Secretaries of Portugal and Greece, the European Health Commissioner, Androulla Vassiliou, the Deputy Director of the WHO/Europe, Nata Menabde, and the Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD, Aart de Geus, that in times of financial crisis it is even more important to make sure that the basic values and principles of the European health systems are adhered to. Cooperation between the Member States, exchanges of experiences and sharing best practices also play an important role when it comes to finding the right solution to ensure financially sustainable and quality-oriented national health systems characterised by solidarity.
5/7/2009
On 10 – 12 May, Prague will host a ministerial conference organised by the Czech Presidency and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The conference will address the definition and importance of the financial sustainability of health systems, also against the backdrop of population ageing in Europe.
4/30/2009
In response to the current threat of the Influenza A (H1N1) infection the Czech Republic as a Presidency country of the Council of the European Union assembled a special meeting of the EPSCO Council (Council of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs) on Thursday 30 April 2009 in Luxembourg.
4/27/2009
The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic takes the current situation concerning the outbreak of swine influenza with great seriousness. Currently, the Czech Republic is one of the countries best-equipped with antiviral drugs. Several basic measures are given below, which are now being implemented by the Ministry. If the situation requires so, the Ministry is prepared to take further steps, taking into account particularly results of the WHO conference and extraordinary EU Council meeting on swine influenza.
4/20/2009
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4/20/2009
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Ministerial Conference on the Financial Sustainability of Health Systems
On 10 – 12 May, Prague will host a ministerial conference organised by the Czech Presidency and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The conference will address the definition and importance of the financial sustainability of health systems, also against the backdrop of population ageing in Europe.
Member State representatives and experts will have an opportunity to discuss the recently completed economic analyses and to share experience and examples of good practice that can pave the way for solutions applicable in the whole of Europe. The conference programme focuses on the following topics:
- Health systems in the context of public finances, revenues and expenditures;
- Long-term care and the way it is organised;
- Ways for European countries, organisations and associations to contribute to ensuring sustainability in healthcare;
- Defining financial sustainability of health systems and its importance in a clear and comprehensible way.
The conference will also present a study on health systems from the point of view of public finances – i.e. in the context of revenues and expenditures in healthcare, their future developments and the emerging imbalance – and other related documents. The documents are the result of the cooperation of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, the World Health Organisation, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the World Bank and Czech experts.