The European Observatory of Health Systems and Policies (OBS) works to build bridges between science and policy. After COVID-19, we’ve seen how these two worlds are more interlinked than ever before. Now, with the European elections around the corner, Dimitra Panteli and Florian Tille, both members of the OBS, tell us about how they interact with the political sphere when transferring scientific knowledge and what the most innovative trends in health are, among other things. 

Despite complex global health challenges, European citizens are constantly expressing the need for a healthcare system that is accessible, closer to them and responsive to their specific needs. Michele Calabrò, Director of the European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA), promotes in this interview the fundamental role of the local and regional perspective in European health policies.