European Commission 4 April 2014, COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION On effective, accessible and resilient health systems

52014DC0215 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION On effective, accessible and resilient health systems /* COM/2014/0215 final */ 1. Introduction Health systems[1] play a central role in modern societies in helping people maintain and improve their health. Health systems should be able to add more years to life, but also to add more life to years.