Ruggero Razza

30% of European doctors and 18% of European nurses are at least 55 years old.

Europe faces a shortage of more than 1,000,000 doctors, nurses and midwives in its health workforce.

In 12 of the 27 EU member states, four out of ten doctors are already older than 55.

Every euro invested in health prevention can generate up to 14 euros in return through lower costs and higher productivity.

For some essential antibiotics, dependence on Asian supply chains is almost total.

In the 1990s, Europe produced over 80% of the active ingredients for its pharmaceutical production.

Today, Europe produces 30% of the active ingredients for its pharmaceutical production.

80% of the active ingredients for European pharmaceutical production come from India and China.