The Health and Consumers Directorate-General is pleased to present the Health-EU Portal (the official public health portal of the European Union) and the wide range of information and data on health-related issues and activities at both European and international level. The main objective of this thematic Portal is to provide European citizens with easy access to comprehensive information on Public Health initiatives and programmes at EU level. The portal is intended to help meet EU objectives in the Public Health field, it is an important instrument to positively influence behaviour and promote the steady improvement of public health in the 27 EU Member States.
http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/my_health/elderly/index_en.htm

The future of health care and care for the elderly: guaranteeing accessibility, quality and financial viability
The EU's overall health situation and health care systems are among the best in the world, thanks to the widespread extension of cover against sickness and invalidity, the rise in the standard of living, improved living conditions and better health education.
Total health care spending rose from around 5% of GDP in 1970 to over 8% in 1998. Public health care spending followed the same trend of growing faster than GDP in most countries.
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