BFF releases III edition of the Healthcare Report

BFF Banking Group released the III edition of the Healthcare Report, titled “Building the future of European healthcare systems – a comprehensive analysis of the experience of 9 EU countries in facing and managing Covid-19 pandemic challenges”. 

The report analyses and compares 9 healthcare systems in the EU, matching the countries where BFF Banking Group operates: Italy, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Spain. These systems are shaped by different historical and cultural footprints which result in heterogeneous economic conditions and societal views. 

One key takeaway of this Report is that the arrival of SARS-CoV-2 has shown to the world the necessity of a long-term change in the way institutions support people, through safety nets and more inclusive social contracts. What remains fundamental is the need for collective action to build economies oriented towards inclusive growth, capable of offering prosperity and security for all.

Poland was among the top 20 countries with the most cumulative cases and deaths in the world as of early Sept 2021, ranking sixteenth among the twenty countries. When it comes to forgone care, there was limited access to outpatient services, which in the case of Poland turned into a complete cessation at times. In Poland as in France, the level of advancement and preparedness for telehealth delivery were already in place, so the use of telemedicine during the first wave of COVID-19 intensified greatly in both countries. OECD 2020 data indicates that around 80 percent of Polish consultations during the early wave of the pandemic took place online.

(WBJ)