
Tamás Evetovits
@tamasevetovits
Head of WHO Barcelona Office. Passionate about health financing for universal health coverage. Can people afford to pay for health care in Europe?
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04-04-2019 21:39:59
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Amid 3 days of mourning in Valencia for victims of the apartment fire, we at WHO/Europe send condolences and commend Spanish authorities providing support. Nuestro más sentido pésame y nuestros pensamientos están con usted. Ministerio de Sanidad bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

A recording of the session is available to watch here: bit.ly/49Xf6xz Tamás Evetovits sarahthomson.bsky.social Katri Aaltonen Charles Normand



High-level meeting in #WHOBarcelona—ministers of health and finance Vojislav Šimun & Novica Vuković discussed options to strengthen health financing & financial protection in Montenegro. Learn more: bit.ly/mebcn This work is funded by the EU @eu_near.



#WHOBarcelona & WHO North Macedonia are convening around 30 policymakers from 🇦🇱 🇦🇱 🇧🇦 🇽🇰 🇲🇪 🇲🇰 🇷🇸 to share experience & identify strategies to make health care more affordable for people in the Western Balkans 10-11 September, Skopje Thanks to 🇪🇺 @eu_near for funding


Health minister 🇪🇸 Mónica García talks about the value of extending health coverage to EVERYONE, including migrants, at an event with EU One Health European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies WHO/Europe This is something 🇪🇸 does better than most countries in Europe, as we note in iris.who.int/handle/10665/3… p 47


Universal health coverage is a prerequisite for efficiency in health systems, says 🇪🇸 state secretary for health Javier Padilla at an event organised by Ministerio de Sanidad EU One Health European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies & WHO/Europe




Greece 🇬🇷 an example of how linking entitlement to payment of contributions leaves many people without coverage🌂 especially when faced with shocks sarahthomson.bsky.social #UHCWatch #WHOBarcelona


Slovenia💥 the first country in our region to abolish co-payments as of January 2024. There is no more need for VHI 😎sarahthomson.bsky.social


Day 3/WHO Health Financing Course kicks off with a focus on why revenue-raising matters for health systems! Discussing public revenue strategies and the challenges of relying on employment-based financing. Key insights ahead! #HealthFinancing #UHC sarahthomson.bsky.social WHO/Europe



Are you at #HSR2024? Join #WHOBarcelona Lynn Al Tayara to find out about new digital platform #UHCwatch - tracking progress on affordable access to health care in 45 countries in Europe & central Asia 1610 on Wednesday 20 November in Room 109 Health Systems Global WHO/Europe


“When discussing #UHC, we focus on access & affordability, but must also consider the broader economic impact of care" Claudia Selin Batz The George Institute for Global Health 👏 NCDs affect 74% of people🌍 with out-of-pocket costs 2x those for infectious diseases. Time for bold action! #UHCDayStories

☔️ In the run-up to #UHCDay on 12 December, check out #UHCwatch for timely evidence on affordable access to health care in Europe and Central Asia. 💻 Developed by #WHOBarcelona and funded by EU One Health, @eu_near and @Gencat. bit.ly/uhcwatch

🔥 #UHCwatch is fueled by over 60 experts in the #WHOBarcelona European Financial Protection Network 🧐 Country experts provide up-to-date information on affordable access to health care in Europe and Central Asia 🙏🏾 EU One Health, @eu_near Generalitat de Catalunya 💻 bit.ly/uhcwatch


f#UHCwatch is supported by the EU, EU One Health and @eu_near. Find out what they have to say about this new digital platform developed by WHO/Europe #WHOBarcelona to track progress on affordable access to health care in Europe and Central Asia. bit.ly/uhcwatch
