The Commissioner for Health attended the Politico Health Care Summit
Published December 17, 2024
The Commissioner for Health attended the Politico Health Care Summit
Published December 17, 2024
The Commissioner for Health, Professor Raymond Galea attended the POLITICO Health Care Summit held in Brussels on the 19th and 20th November 2024. This well-attended Health Care Summit offered a two-day event full of very important discussions regarding the future of Healthcare in Europe.
On the first day top stakeholders and experts in Europe discussed the present and future of European Healthcare. Various speakers including Ms Stella Kyriakides, the outgoing Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, gave a very important overview of the present situation regarding healthcare in Europe and where such care is going in the future. Important topics that are crucial in influencing the future of European healthcare, such as accessibility, and introduction of new technologies and new drugs, were discussed during the first day. Present sustainability of healthcare systems were highlighted and their future debated. The importance of prevention of non-communicable diseases was stressed by various speakers. Another important issue that was debated was the European Beating Cancer plan, its strengths and weaknesses. The speakers also mentioned the new pharma legislation highlighting the possible effect on drug shortages and supply. A careful balance between protection, access and innovation must be achieved.
On the second day, the emphasis shifted somewhat to other critical issues, such as the state of European preparedness to face new threats, such as that brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The importance of Europe’s response to antibiotic resistance and what strategies are currently present and planned to combat infectious diseases were discussed.
The preventive strategies for fighting non-communicable diseases that are currently in place and others that are planned for the future were also debated on the second day.
Likewise, the present and future role of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare access and efficiency together with the recent regulation regarding medical devices were also two topics that were presented during this summit.
This two-day thought-provoking summit focused on very important and current healthcare issues concerning all the EU member states. Most of what was discussed is very important and pertinent to Malta.
