A new report from the Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience EU Expert Advisory Group, supported by CRA, calls for a more strategic and efficient approach to EU health financing. The EU invests a significant amount of money in health, but fragmented governance, limited outcome tracking, and poor fund alignment reduce impact. Continued investment and an effective governance framework for funding is required to allow decision-makers to share objectives, knowledge and progress, creating more synergies and transparency in how the funds are being used.
The policy recommendations from this report include:
- Prioritise health and place it at the heart of Europe’s strategic investment agenda.
- Integrate health policy into frameworks for competitiveness, innovation, defence, and climate readiness.
- Secure retained levels and ring-fenced EU health funding with long-term predictability in the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework.
- Advance smarter, more accountable spending to maximise cross-sector benefits and patient mobility.
The Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience (PHSSR) is a global collaboration between London School of Economics, the WHO Foundation, the World Economic Forum, AstraZeneca, Philips, the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation and additional organisations at the regional and national levels.
This report was developed with research and advisory support from CRA colleagues Tim Wilsdon, Artes Haderi, Hannah Armstrong and Lucinda Douse.
