Recovery and resilience scoreboard.Healthcare.
thematic analysis
Ημερομηνία
2021-12Προβολή/
Θεματικές επικεφαλίδες
Healthcare services ; Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority ; Europe’s Beating Cancer PlanΠερίληψη
Healthcare services constitute one of the most important economic sectors in Europe, accounting for almost
10% of the GDP, 15% of the government expenditure and 8.3% of the total workforce in the EU. A healthier
population and labour force contributes to higher productivity and boosts economic growth. The paramount importance of
health has been highlighted by the public health crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has revealed structural
weaknesses in health systems across the EU. A key lesson learnt is that additional reforms and investments are necessary to
strengthen the capacity, quality and resilience of health systems. Such reforms and investments will not only prepare the EU
for future health crises, they are also essential in view of an increasing demand for healthcare resulting from a significantly
ageing EU population.