EU Health Forum Gastein 2009

Gastein was held this year from 30 Sept – 1 Oct. EPHA is on the Advisory Board of Gastein. The meeting is held annually and attended by 500-600 high level representatives from across Europe in government, academia and industry. Please read on for the conference report and links to further information on the Forum, and on the 2009 congress.


There are very few patient groups or NGOs, therefore EPHA is highly visible both as participant and also as a speaker. EPHA’s Secretary General and Head of Policy participated as panel speakers during workshops (Monika Kosinska on Sustainable Health Systems and Luiza Bara on Health Inequalities). In addition to this Monika Kosinska attended, by invitation, the High Level Group on Health Inequalities with the 27 Member States and the World Health Organisation, as well as appearing as a panel in the final plenary session.

This year’s conference concentrated on the impact of the financial crisis and subsequent economic recession on health and health care. The forum called for leadership on this issue, both within the health community and beyond.

Further information
- Please click for the conference video report
- Please click here for the full conference agenda, session reports and conclusions

Last modified on November 12 2009.