Planning for 2036 while budgeting for 2027 What Ukraine’s pharmaceutical sector is teaching European health systems about foresight An article by Kateryna Ostrovska (author) and Anna Gallant (co-author) WHO has recorded 3,257 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, including four direct strikes on pharmaceutical warehouses in recent weeks, with…
Participation at the inaugural ISEO 2026 (International Society of Exercise Oncology) conference in Heidelberg (Germany), 22/23/07-2026: Dr. Stephanie Otto (PhD) and colleagues from Ulm University Hospital, the Comprehensive Cancer Center Ulm (CCCU), the Technical University Munich, and international partners presented three abstracts at the ISEO (International Society of Exercise Oncology) Conference 2026 in Heidelberg, alongside…
Futures from past to present In our EHFF Newsletter, posted October 23rd, I promised a review of EHFF’s changing view of the future over the 15 years or so that EHFF has identified as a futures organisation. Here’s the sixth and final lever for change in the process of healthcare transformation that we had identified.…
In our EHFF Newsletter, posted October 23rd, I promised a review of EHFF’s changing view of the future over the 15 years or so that EHFF has identified as a futures organisation. Here’s the fifth of the levers for change in the process of healthcare transformation that we had identified. Health and wellbeing As more…
Futures from past to present In our EHFF Newsletter, posted October 23rd, I promised a review of EHFF’s changing view of the future over the 15 years or so that EHFF has identified as a futures organisation. Here’s the fourth of the levers for change in the process of healthcare transformation that we had identified.…
In our EHFF Newsletter, posted October 23rd, I promised a review of EHFF’s changing view of the future over the 15 years or so that EHFF has identified as a futures organisation. Here’s the third of the levers for change in the process of healthcare transformation that we had identified. eHealth: for the WHO, eHealth…
In our EHFF Newsletter, posted October 23rd, I promised a review of EHFF’s changing view of the future over the 15 years or so that EHFF has identified as a futures organisation. Here’s the second of the levers for change in the process of healthcare transformation that we had identified. Innovation: EHFF came to this…
Transforming Healthcare Through 3H+: A Call for Collaboration The European Health Futures Forum (EHFF) has developed and tested an innovative approach—3H+—to catalyze transformational change in healthcare systems across Europe. This method responds to the long-recognized crisis in healthcare: a fragmented, reactive, and unsustainable system increasingly misaligned with people’s needs, environmental realities, and economic pressures. At…
WEAll Health Working Group’s second webinar on June 24th, 2025 It was a detailed and thought provoking discussion that highlighted the interconnectedness of health and planetary health, drawing parallels to systems thinking in healthcare. David Somekh co-chairs the WEAll Health Working Group on behalf of EHFF. Big thanks to our incredible speakers: Many powerful points were addressed…
A Practical Path Forward By Adam Skali Europe’s health systems generate a wealth of valuable data—clinical records, diagnostics, treatment outcomes, and more. Yet much of this information remains underused, locked within national systems or isolated institutions. This fragmentation limits the EU’s ability to conduct large-scale research, monitor public health trends, or develop robust AI tools.…