“eHealth for sustainable healthcare: global changes through local actions”,

The high-level eHealth conferences have been organised by the countries holding the temporary presidency of the E.U. since 2003 and are a challenge in the process carried out by the member states of working together in favour of greater implementation of applications in eHealth.
The Health Ministry of Spain, the country that will hold the presidency of the Council in the first semester of 2010, is pleased to be host to the European eHealth conference that will be held in Barcelona from 15 to 18 March.

Increased life expectancy and the consequent increase in the prevalence of chronic illnesses pose serious challenges to the sustainability of the national health systems. The conference will present how and why on-line health may be the solution to facing this world challenge.

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