The Tour de Health’24 Legacy PPT distills essential insights from this year’s conference on advancing sustainable healthcare through multi-stakeholder and sector collaboration. This concise slide deck captures key strategies, barriers and enablers, and examples on multi-stakeholder and sector collaboration (MSSC)discussed across sessions, providing actionable key learnings for health diplomats, Trade Council representatives, and delegates to drive impactful MSSCs. By highlighting successful approaches and adaptable practices, the slide deck serves as a catalyst for ongoing knowledge exchange and the development of resilient healthcare solutions through MSSC to tackle global health challenges worldwide.
In preparation for the 2024 Tour de Health conference, we present a discussion paper on the theme in focus: “Partnering for Sustainable Health Innovation.”
This paper highlights the potential of multi-stakeholder and multi-sector partnerships in addressing today’s healthcare challenges. Health systems worldwide are under pressure from ageing populations and an increasing number of people with chronic diseases. By formalising cooperation among relevant stakeholders, innovative solutions can emerge to improve health outcomes for individuals while also fostering economic growth. Denmark, known for its collaborative approaches, provides examples of how these partnerships can support sustainable health innovation. However, the true strength of this conference lies in the diverse insights contributed by each participating country.
This discussion paper is designed to equip all delegates with a common starting point and catalyse a pre-event dialogue between the delegates and embassy representatives, laying the groundwork for a productive and collaborative dialogue at the Tour de Health 2024 conference.
The Danish healthcare system is universal and based on the principles of free and equal access to healthcare for all citizens. The healthcare system offers high-quality services, the majority of which are financed by general taxes.
The national health system in Denmark serves around 5.9 million inhabitants. It is mainly tax-funded and organized into three administrative levels: the state, the regions and the municipalities. All registered Danish residents are entitled to publicly-financed health care services, which are largely free at the point of use. Health expenditure in Denmark is relatively high compared to the EU average, both as a share of GDP (10.8%) and per capita, reaching US$ 7140 in 2021. While residents enjoy universal access to a comprehensive package of health services there are still some gaps in coverage. Out-of-pocket payments accounted for approximately 13% of current health expenditures in 2021, and are concentrated on outpatient prescription medicines and dental care.
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In 2022, Healthcare Denmark organised and hosted the first Tour de Health conference in connection with the Tour de France Grand Départ in Copenhagen. Read all about the conference in the post event-report.
Healthcare data management faces hurdles due to technical and legal issues, but digital advancements offer hope for improvement. Pandemic resilience needs to focus on helping vulnerable groups and boosting global cooperation. Preventing chronic diseases means addressing social and economic factors. To tackle healthcare system challenges like labor shortages, innovative solutions like smart technologies and home-based care are needed. Digital tools are crucial for extending mental healthcare access. Denmark aims to support its aging population by promoting healthy living and homecare. Read more about these healthcare challenges in depth in our post event report from Tour de Health 2022.
