Health system resilience post-COVID: Moving towards more European cooperation (Eurohealth, January 2022)

Summary

The resilience of health systems and cooperation between Member States have become particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the occasion of the French Presidency of the European Union (FPEU) 2022, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and the General Directorate for HealthCare Services of the French Ministry of Health have worked together to produce this special issue of Eurohealth to better understand how health systems have responded to the health crisis and to draw lessons for improving resilience of health systems.

(Available in both English and French.)

Content

Contents includes:

• Foreword
• Editorial
• Strengthening health system resilience
• Enhancing participatory governance in health systems
• Transforming delivery of essential health services
• Creating surge capacity and rethinking skill mix
• Supporting and protecting health workers
• Use of digital health tools
• Addressing backlogs and managing waiting lists
• Intensive care capacities during COVID-19
• European Union support for health systems
• Crossing the border for health care
• Towards a European Health Union