Strengthening health systems: A practical handbook for resilience testing 

This event was jointly organized by the OECD and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies on 19 March 2024, in Brussels and online.
The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical need for health systems to be resilient against major disruptions. Despite the significant impact that crises such as pandemics, climate change effects, geopolitical conflicts, financial collapses or digital failures can have on economies and societies, policy makers in the health sector lack tools to test how their health systems would cope with extreme stress. This workshop is designed to explain the new handbook for resilience testing and provide actionable insights and strategies for fortifying health systems against future challenges.
Speakers
European Commission: Sandra Gallina (DG SANTE) and Nathalie Berger (DG REFORM)
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies: Josep Figueras, Jonathan Cylus, Julia Zimmermann, Marina Karanikolos and Suszy Lessof
OECD Health Division: Francesca Colombo, Frederico Guanais, Maria Ines Francisco Viva and Philip Haywood
WHO Regional Office for Europe: Hans Kluge
Country perspectives:
Dirk Ramaekers, Belgium
Elizabeth Diago, Spain
Gintaras Kacevičius, Lithuania
Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen, Finland
Lilian Vildiridi, Greece
Michael Stoto, USA
Nestor Alfonzo Santamaria, OECD High Level Risk Forum
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