Fig. 1

Existing HSPA initiatives at EU and at international level. Legend: AWG: Working Group on Ageing Populations and Sustainability; BBMRI: Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure; CHAFEA: Consumer, Health and Food Executive Agency; COFOG: Classification of the Functions of Government; CSR: Country Specific Recommendation; DG EAC: Directorate-General for Education and Culture; DG ECFIN: Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs; DG EMPL: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion; DG RTD: Directorate-General for Research & Innovation; DG SANTÉ: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety; ECHI: European Core Health Indicators; ECHO: European Collaboration for Health Optimization; EFSA: European Food Safety Authority; EGHI: Expert Group on Health Information; EHII: European Health Information Initiative; EHIS: European Health Interview Survey; EHLEIS: European Health and Life Expectancy Information System; EMA: European Medicines Agency; EMCDDA: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction; ENHIS: Environment and health 22 indicators system; ERIC: European Research Infrastructure Consortium; ESIF: European Structural and Investment Funds; ESS: European Social Survey; ESSPROS: European system of integrated social protection statistics; EU-OSHA: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work; EuroDRG: Diagnosis-Related Groups in Europe: towards Efficiency and Quality; EuroHOPE: European Health Care Outcomes, Performance and Efficiency; EuroREACH: A Handbook to Access Health Care Data for Cross country Comparisons of Efficiency and Quality; SHARE: Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe; EU-SILC: European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions; EXPH: Expert Panel on Effective Ways of Investing in Health; HCQI: Health Care Quality indicators; HFA: Health for All; HS: Health system; HSPA: Health System Performance Assessment; ISG: Indicators’ sub-group; JAF: Joint Assessment Framework; MS: Member State; OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; SDI: Sustainable Development Indicators; SHA: System of Health Accounts; SPC: Social Protection Committee; SSPM: Social Protection Performance Monitor; Sub-group 5: Sub-group 5 on measuring and monitoring the effectiveness of health investments; WHO: World Health Organisation; WPPHSL: Working Party on Public Health at Senior Level