29. June 2026 All day
Key insights from the discussion:
- WifOR Institute’s evidence consistently shows that investments in health generate societal and economic value across Europe, driven by enhanced productivity, labor market participation, and resilience.
- Beyond boosting well-being, health investments create broad economic spillovers – strengthening the workforce, reducing long-term healthcare costs, and creating fiscal space.
- Countries that prioritize prevention, adopt investment-oriented health frameworks, and enable structured cross-sector collaboration are better positioned to improve population health while ensuring fiscal sustainability.
As healthcare systems across Europe face increasing demographic and financial pressures, evidence-based policymaking is becoming more important than ever. Health is not only an outcome of economic prosperity – it’s a prerequisite for it.