Committee to hear from EU health expert

Rather than being an ever-more costly overhead, funding Europe’s health systems is an investment in health and wealth, according to the Director of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Dr Josep Figueras believes that the evidence gathered by the European Observatory over the recent years of austerity has illustrated that health has an intrinsic value — as a fundamental human right — but also contributes to economic growth. The Committee on the Future of Healthcare will hear from Dr Figueras tomorrow (Wednesday, October 12) on how to reform a healthcare system and introduce sustainable, long-term changes to “work…