Health First Europe

Health First Europe
Health First Europe
Type	European association
Industry	Health
Founded	2004
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Revenue	210,000 euro (2020)
Website	http://www.healthfirsteurope.org

Health First Europe (HFE) is a non-profit, non-commercial alliance of patients, healthcare workers, academics and healthcare experts, and the medical technology industry. It aims to ensure equitable access to modern, innovative, and reliable medical technology for all European citizens. The organization works together with all health stakeholders at the European level. HFE is based in Brussels and has 20 member organizations and 10 individual members.

HFE is a registered AISBL with Belgian authorities.^{[citation needed]}

Core messages

Health First Europe promotes four core beliefs:

There are weaknesses in European healthcare systems; a rethink is required to meet current and future health challenges.
Patients and clinicians should have equitable access to modern, innovative, reliable medical technology.
The development of new and flexible modes of healthcare delivery will benefit both patients and healthcare providers.
"Health equals wealth." Health is a productive economic factor in terms of employment, innovation, and economic growth.

Members

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Organisations

EFCCA - European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations
EIWH – European Institute of Women's’ Health
EPF – European Patients Forum
IAPO – International Association of Patients Organisations
IDF-Europe - International Diabetes Federation – Europe
EBIS - European Brain Injury Society
EFORT - European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
EHTEL - European Health Telematics Society
EMA – European Medical Association
ESC - European Society of Cardiology
EUROFEDOP - European Federation of Public Service Employees Unions
ISFR - International Society for Fracture Repair
UEHP - European Union of Private Hospitals
MTG - The Medical Technology Group
Aktion Meditech
Eucomed – European Medical Technology Industry Association
European Academy of Science and Arts
European Institute of Medicine
Institute for Health Economics
ISO - International Organization for Standardization

Associate Member Organisations

EFN – European Federation of Nurses Associations

Individual Members

Prof. Dr. Günter Neubauer – Professor of Economics and Social Policy, University of the Bundeswehr, Germany
Prof. Dr. David Williams – Professor of Tissue Engineering and Head of the Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Martin Fried - Head of the Clinical Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery ISCARE Hospital and Professor of Surgery at the Charles University in Prague; founding member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO); and member of the Executive Board of the Czech Obesity Society
Prof. Elias Mossialos - Professor of Health Policy and co-director of the Health and Social Care Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
Joseph Putzeys – European Commission, DG Enterprise, Advisor hours classes
Michael Holman - Journalist and Parkinson’s Disease sufferer
Carlo Ramponi - Head Responsible for Quality in the Lombardia Region and Managing Director of Joint Commission International
Dr. Thomas Meyer - University of Hamburg, Germany; expert on Chlamydia
Judy Birch - Chair of an independent support group for endometriosis and pelvic pain patients; founding member of the Endometriosis All Party Parliamentary Group in the UK and of the European Endometriosis Alliance
Sebastian Rohde - Advisor

References

↑ "Health First Europe - About us". Archived from the original on 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
↑ "Health First Europe - Our members". Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2008-03-03.

[1] "Health First Europe - About us". Archived from the original on 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-03-03.

[2] "Health First Europe - Our members". Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2008-03-03.