Healthcare and austerity

Health forum discusses emerging ‘threats and opportunities’
Est. 3minSPECIAL REPORT / From budget austerity to the Ebola crisis, and the ongoing refugee crisis, policymakers at this year’s European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) in Austria have no lack of challenges to tackle.

European healthcare first victim of social spending cuts
Est. 3minSocial spending is decreasing across Europe, even though it could curb the negative impacts of the economic crisis, EURACTIV France reports.

EU health forum hears alarm bells over budget cuts, inefficiencies
Est. 4minSPECIAL REPORT / Europe’s healthcare systems need to reform to avoid being crushed by vanishing resources, corruption and structural deficiencies, policymakers convening in Austria for the Gastein Health Forum will be told today (3 October).