On the occasion of the World Health Day, April 7th, and in the frame of the EU-funded project ‘Social talks – social dialogue for a better tomorrow’, CESI and its member Trade Union of Montenegrin Physicians organised a round-table reflection on the needs of our healthcare systems in a post Covid-19 setting for better healthcare provision – with a particular focus on the Western Balkans.

The Coronavirus outbreak provoked a global reassessment of values and placed healthcare systems at the heart of every society. In this window of opportunity it is time for both policy makers, experts and practitioners to come together to create a shared vision and a well-thought action plan for building a genuine and resilient healthcare provision of services.

Long before the crisis, and as a conditio sine qua non for the resilience of any society, CESI has advocated for more investment in the health sector and in its professionals. Due to the pandemic, health staff has faced greater safety risks at work and suffered additional major work overload.

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