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OECD Health Ministerial Meeting
16 January 2017 - 17 January 2017
Alain Berset is Vice-Chair of the third OECD Health Ministerial Meeting, chaired by the British minister Jeremy Hunt. He leads the Swiss delegation. The theme: the next generation of health system reforms, more centred on patients.
Switzerland’s main interest is in tackling inappropriate treatment and waste, two priorities of the Health2020 strategy. As Vice-Chair, Alain Berset leads the ministerial workshop on the governance of big data in health.
Monday 16 January 2017 — Paris
- Welcome by the Swiss delegation to the OECD
- Ministers’ dinner at the invitation of Marisol Touraine, French Minister of Social Affairs and Health
Tuesday 17 January 2017 — Paris
- Opening by Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, and Jeremy Hunt
- Session on wasteful health spending
- Meeting with Jane Philpott, Canadian Minister of Health
- Ministerial workshop on health data governance, chaired by Alain Berset
- Closing and press briefing
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