Welcome to the website of the international network health policy & reform, a 20-country-project initiated and sponsored by the Bertelsmann Stiftung since 2002, associated with the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
New reforms reported by THL, Finland
News and events
Good practice in concise form
Since 2003 the International Network Health Policy and Reform is monitoring health policy developments and good ideas across the globe. Results are published on this website and in our book
series "Health Policy Developments". Now we offer a new, concise format to learn about good practices from other countries: Check out the HealthPolicyMonitor Spotlights!
Just published: Health Policy Developments 12
Issue 12 of our book series "Health Policy Developments" has just been published. Read about the latest developments regarding value for money in health care,
funding and governance, access and equity, and care coordination. And watch the video about this latest issue and the work of the International Network Health
Policy and Reform.
24–26 June 2009
Effective and confident health management is pivotal to meeting the challenges facing Europe's health systems, under pressure from demographic change and operating in a rapidly changing market and
the difficulties of global economic slowdown.