EHFF Position Statement EHFF delivered this analysis of its positioning in the course of our transformational catalyst project (phase 1) 2020-2022. We used the Three Horizons tool to examine pathways to transformation of the European Health Ecosystem and the Positioning statement helped us identify the aspects of our own structure and mission which best suited…
Ruediger Pryss, University of Würzburg and University Hospital Würzburg Hitherto, I was able to gain profound experiences in “app research and development” through several large-scale mHealth projects. It all started with mobile data collection projects in Africa (almost 10 years ago), in which we investigated health aspects like the depression of AMISOM soldiers (i.e., African…
Everard Van Kemenade I was born in 1953 in Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, currently a centre of design with worldwide renown. I started as a university lecturer, researcher, consultant on Quality Management at Fontys University of Applied Sciences and worked in many countries in the world on quality management systems, like Yemen, Egypt, Syria, Ghana,…
Humanities Rising webinars with Nordic health and EHFF Webinar 1 Health and Humanity. February 11th 2021 This is the first of a series of five webinars examining different aspects of the theme of health in its widest sense, from the perspective of two European health NGOs – the Nordic Health 2030 Movement and the European…
Dr. Bertalan Mesko, PhD, the Director of The Medical Futurist Institute interviews Dr David Somekh Director if EHFF This interview comes to us from Patreon In this interview, I talked with David Somekh, who is leading EHFF, a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the health of European citizens, about cultural change, the youth and patient empowerment.…
Interview with Gerald Midgley by Dr David Somekh DS: Gerald, pleased to be speaking to you again. Can you tell us what’s going on in your current work that you find especially exciting? GM: I think the really interesting thing right now is where we are in terms of the sudden realization that systems thinking…
The Present Health systems in Europe are built on strong pillars such as universal health coverage and access to care and especially following the onset of the pandemic, there is an increasing recognition of the value of systems integration on an international level (despite the potential barrier of subsidiarity applied to health). Current features…
Lois described the project that she and two colleagues ( Dr Ruth Collins-Nakai and Dr Axel Meisen ) are currently undertaking to think about the future of Canada following the Covid 19 pandemic. They have been meeting weekly since early June, undertaking a Foresight exercise, something Lois and her colleagues have considerable experience with. Their…