The EU promotes investing in health as a broader means of achieving smart sustainable and inclusive growth. This takes the form of: Promoting effective, accessible and resilient health systems Investing in health through disease prevention and health promotion Fostering health coverage as a way of reducing inequalities and tackling social exclusion.





Cross border healthcare: Citizens' rights

EU citizens have the right to access healthcare in any EU country and to be reimbursed for care abroad by their home country.

European Reference Network for complex or rare diseases

European Reference Networks (ERNs) are virtual networks involving healthcare providers across Europe. They aim to facilitate discussion on complex or rare diseases and conditions that require highly specialised treatment, and concentrated knowledge and resources.

eHealth: Digital Health & Care

The EU actively promotes the use of information and telecommunication technologies for digital health and care to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management of health-related problems and to monitor and managing lifestyle habits that impact health. Digital health and care improve the quality of health care and the efficiency of the health sector.

Health Technology Assessment

HTA measures the added value of a new health technology compared to existing ones. Examples of health technologies include medicinal products, medical equipment, diagnostic and treatment methods, rehabilitation, and prevention methods.