The Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs of Andalusia together with the WHO Europe, Healthy settings program in the Venice Office organized the 28th meeting of the WHO European Regions for Health Network (RHN), from 15 to 17 November 2023 in Seville. Jointly, around 100 participants from 31 regions and associated members from 23 countries and five partner institutions, discussed the implementation of policies on climate change and One Health, humanized health care, health financing, primary health-care delivery models, digital health and were informed about the EU and WHO emergency preparedness and response plans. The Andalusia statement was signed aligning work across the regions around the 2024-2026 RHN roadmap for health and well-being.
Key take aways:
1. Regions for health are leading by example
2. Regions for health diversities enables learning from each other
3. Regions for health empower a culture of collaboration across different sectors
“Not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good”
A big thanks goes to Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs of Andalusia for the wonderful hosting of the meeting, all participating representatives from regions, associated members, partners, moderators and speakers.
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