Health Policy News

Making Healthcare Sustainable – A Holistic Approach

Gemserv Health discusses the necessity of making healthcare sustainable and how the industry can play a key role in tackling climate change. In an early...

World Congress on Public Health 2020: striving for solidarity in health

The WFPHA’s Walter Ricciardi, and EUPHA’s Iveta Nagyova and Dineke Zeegers Paget discuss the major achievements of the recent virtual World Congress on Public Health 2020

Health Policy

Health policy refers to decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society.

An explicit health policy can achieve multiple things: it defines a vision for the future which in turn helps to establish targets and points of reference for the short and medium term.

A health policy outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups; and it builds consensus and informs people.