Health Policy
Sixth Conference of European Health Ministers held in Athens on 22-23 April 1999 discussed “Ageing in the 21st Century: The need for a balanced approach towards healthy ageing”
The theme was chosen as a continuation of the work of the health committee on the protection of vulnerable groups. Its aim was to allow a debate at the highest political level on the challenges to health care policies with which the member states are confronted with regard to the ageing of the European population. The policy declaration adopted at the end of the debate stressed the importance of ensuring equal access to care and cure, irrespective of age and called for the elimination of discriminatory age-related criteria.
Secretary General’s report
Foreword
Policy Declaration
Explanatory Note of the Policy Declaration
List of participants
A Policy Framework
Reducing the need for institutional/hospital care and optimising the efficiency of care – Report by Peter Millard, MD, PhD, FRCP
Age limits in health care in the member states of the Council of Europe – Report of an Inventory by Riki van Overbeek, Leo Willems