Eurohealth: priorities for health systems strengthening in the WHO European Region

Abstract

This issue of Eurohealth looks at how Member States across the European Region are strengthening their health systems in line with the strategic document “Priorities for healthsystems strengthening in the WHO European Region 2015–2020: walking the talk on people centredness”. The strategic document guides countries on how to implement the values outlined in two health systems charters – the Ljubljana Charter on Reforming Health Care inEurope and The Tallinn Charter: Health Systems for Health and Wealth. Introduction - Introducing the 20th Ljubljana Charter anniversary issue, Priorities for strengthening people-centred health systems; People-centred population health management in Germany, Developing integrated health and social care models in Scotland, Transforming the model of care for treating TB in the Republic of Armenia; Universal health coverage and the economic crisis in Europe, Generating evidence for UHC; A people-centred system approach in Wales, Building public health leadership skills in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Transforming health professional education and training in Malta, Addressing health workforce outflow in Hungary; Centralizing procurement of medicines to save costs for Denmark, Improving access to essential medicines in the Republic of Moldova; Improving the mortality information system in Portugal, Evidence-informed policy-making in Slovenia, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies: knowledge brokering for health systems strengthening; and Publications.