The Importance of Addressing Medical Deserts
In today’s digital age, access to quality healthcare is still not guaranteed for all. Vast areas, often referred to as "medical deserts," remain underserved, leaving millions without adequate medical attention. This is a pressing issue that requires urgent attention...
Calling for joint action on medical deserts in the European Parliament
Addressing medical deserts and the health workforce crisis in Europe is a joint concern and a joint responsibility. Many different actors need to work closely together and act now to tackle medical deserts in Europe. This was our call to action during our policy...
Recording webinar: addressing medical deserts in Europe – a call to action
What are concrete action points for addressing medical deserts in Europe, and who should do what? During our final Action for Health and Equity: Addressing medical Deserts (AHEAD) webinar on May 24th, we discussed this question (and more). The recording of the webinar...
Webinar on May 24: addressing medical deserts in Europe – a call to action
What are concrete action points for addressing medical deserts in Europe, and who should do what? During our final Action for Health and Equity: Addressing medical Deserts (AHEAD) webinar on May 24th, together with our AHEAD partners, we will dive into this question...
Sharing knowledge with the South-eastern Europe Health Network to address medical deserts
On March 16-17th 2023, AHEAD and the South-eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN) gathered for a two-day roundtable discussion in Tirana (Albania). Attending in-person, AHEAD representative Sergiu Otgon (human resources for health expert, National Public Health Agency,...
Addressing medical desertification in Europe: a call to action
Panelists in the event include: Katarzyna Ptak-Bufkens, DG Sante Paolo Michelutti, Coordinator of the new Joint Action on Health workforce planning and forecasting Dr John Wynn-Jones, EURIPA, the European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association Tomas Zapata, WHO...
Recording AHEAD webinar about policy options for effectively tackling medical deserts
What are policy options for effectively tackling medical deserts? During our webinar on March 15th, the partners of the Action for Health and Equity: Addressing medical Deserts (AHEAD), discussed this question by sharing the outcomes of our participatory...
Webinar on March 15: What are policy options for effectively tackling medical deserts?
What are policy options for effectively tackling medical deserts? During our webinar on March 15th, with our AHEAD partners, will dive into this question (and more). We will share policy options that our country teams gathered during participatory consensus-building...
AHEAD Newsletter #9 2023
EU Health Workforce Projects Cluster meeting: joining our strengths for health workforce strengthening On January 25th, the first in-person EU Health Workforce Projects Cluster meeting took place at the Nivel office in Utrecht, Netherlands. Representatives of all...
AHEAD end of project evaluation
AHEAD end of project evaluation The AHEAD team is currently conducting our end of project evaluation, with the aim to explore the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of our activities. We are therefore reaching out to all stakeholders with a survey. Your input...
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