EUPHA will launch European Public Health Week (EUPHW) 2025 on 12 May with a high-level hybrid event live from the European Parliament in Brussels. Under the theme Innovation for Resilience: Shaping a Sustainable Future, the session brings together public health leaders, EU policymakers, and on-the-ground professionals to explore how innovation can drive sustainable, resilient health systems in Europe and beyond.

Event details
12 May 2025
15:00–17:00 CEST

Register here. 

Co-moderated by Charlotte Marchandise, Executive Director of EUPHA, and Dr Dheepa Rajan, Senior Advisor at the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, the launch event features a distinguished panel of speakers:

• Dr Raed Arafat, Secretary of State of Romania and Chair of NATO’s Joint Health Group
  

• Dr Hans Kluge, Regional Director for WHO Europe
  

• Lorena Boix Alonso, Deputy Director-General, DG SANTE, European Commission
  

• MEP Nicu Ștefănuță, Vice-President of the European Parliament
  

• Laurent Muschel, Director, DG HERA, European Commission
  

• Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner, Director, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
  

The session will also feature powerful civilian perspectives from Ukraine and Romania, offering real-life insights into public health innovation in times of crisis:

• Yuliia Ovchar (Ukraine) – on maintaining healthcare services amid conflict
  

• Irina Mateescu (Romania) – on lessons from past public health emergencies
  

These testimonials will lead into an interactive discussion with participants on how innovation can strengthen public health systems and societal resilience.

The event will conclude with closing remarks from Tit Albreht, EUPHA President, highlighting key takeaways and the road ahead for public health in Europe.

Join us online and be part of the conversation on building a stronger, more sustainable future for public health.