european association industry health founded 2004 headquarters brussels belgium website http www.healthfirsteurope.org health first europe hfe is a non profit non commercial alliance of patients healthcare workers academics and healthcare experts as well as the medical technology industry . its aim is to ensure equitable access to modern innovative and reliable medical technology for all citizens of europe and that healthcare is regarded as a vital investment in the future of europe . for this it works together with all health stakeholders at the european level . hfe is based in brussels and has 20 member organisations as well as ten individual members . hfe is a registered aisbl with belgian authorities . contents 1 core messages 2 members 2 2.1 organisations 2.2 associate member organisations 2.3 individual members 3 references core messages edit health first europe promotes four core beliefs 1 there are weaknesses in european healthcare systems ; a rethink is required in order to meet current and future health challenges . patients and clinicians should have equitable access to modern innovative and reliable medical technology . the development of new and flexible modes of healthcare delivery will benefit both patients and healthcare providers . health equals wealth . health is a productive economic factor in terms of employment innovation and economic growth . members 2 edit organisations edit efcca european federation of crohn s and ulcerative colitis associations eiwh european institute of women s health epf european patients forum iapo international association of patients organizations idf europe international diabetes federation europe ebis european brain injury society efort european federation of national associations of orthopaedics and traumatology ehtel european health telematics society ema european medical association esc european society of cardiology eurofedop european federation of public service employees unions isfr international society for fracture repair uehp european union of private hospitals mtg the medical technology group aktion meditech eucomed european medical technology industry association european academy of science and arts european institute of medicine institute for health economics iso international organization for standardization associate member organisations edit efn european federation of nurses associations individual members edit prof. dr. g nter neubauer professor of economics and social policy university of the bundeswehr germany prof. dr. david williams professor of tissue engineering and head of the department of clinical engineering university of liverpool united kingdom prof. dr. martin fried head of the clinical centre for minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery iscare hospital and professor of surgery at the charles university in prague ; founding member of the international federation for the surgery of obesity ifso ; and member of the executive board of the czech obesity society prof. elias mossialos professor of health policy and co director of the health and social care department london school of economics and political science united kingdom joseph putzeys european commission dg enterprise advisor hors classe michael holman journalist and parkinson s disease sufferer carlo ramponi head responsible for quality in the lombardia region and managing director of joint commission international dr. thomas meyer university of hamburg germany ; expert on chlamydia judy birch chair of an independent support group for endometriosis and pelvic pain patients ; founding member of the endometriosis all party parliamentary group in the uk and of the european endometriosis alliance sebastian rohde advisor references edit health first europe about us health first europe our members retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title health first europe & oldid 713305225 categories european medical and health organizationsorganizations established in 2004international organisations based in belgium navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 april 2016 at 06 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view