European Programme of Work 2020-2025: United Action for Better Health

Abstract

The European Programme of Work, 2020–2025 – “United Action for Better Health” (‎EPW)‎ sets priorities for the coming five years by starting from what citizens in the Region legitimately expect from their health authorities. People want their authorities to guarantee their right to universal access to quality care without fear of financial hardship; they want them to offer effective protection against health emergencies; and they want to be able to thrive in healthy communities, where public health actions and appropriate public policies secure a better life in an economy of well-being. People increasingly – and rightly – hold their health authorities to account for meeting those expectations. The EPW sets out a vision of how the WHO Regional Office for Europe can support health authorities in Member States to rise to that challenge, in each country and collectively in the Region.