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Flanders places care and health at the heart of its vision for the future. A healthy population is essential for resilience, inclusion, and well-being - especially as our society ages and new challenges emerge around mental health, inequality, and access to care. That’s why Flanders is working toward healthcare systems that are preventive, people-centred, and digitally supported. Your conference in this domain is vital to create this impact.

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Flanders is the no. 2 country in Europe when it comes to clinical trials per capita.
Our region has one of the world’s fastest approval times for clinical trials.
A Flemish company supplies the algorithm for cardiology data on Fitbit and Samsung Watch.
The scientific publication output in Flanders is higher than the world standard in the areas of biology (organismic & supra-organismic level) (BIOL), neurosciences (NEUR), life sciences (BIOS) and biomedical research (BIOM).

Creating better care through connection

By bringing together professionals, policymakers, researchers, and innovators, your conference helps turn isolated solutions into lasting change. In Flanders, such gatherings don’t just inform - they activate. They connect care providers with digital start-ups, align public services with environmental health experts, and ensure that innovation serves the needs of all people, not just a few.

Your conference can help drive change in how Flanders thinks about health: not as a narrow sector, but as a shared responsibility, deeply connected to how we live, work, and age.

Working toward equitable, sustainable health systems

Flanders is committed to goals set out in SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and its own Vizier 2030 strategy. These include:

  • ensuring access to high-quality and affordable care
  • reducing health disparities linked to income, housing, education, and environment
  • strengthening mental health support, especially at community level
  • supporting the care workforce through training, digital tools, and sustainable infrastructure
  • integrating healthcare more closely with preventive policies and healthy living environments

These priorities open the door for conferences that go beyond technical topics and tackle systemic questions, such as how to redesign care systems around dignity, prevention, and equity.

Where your conference can create impact

Advance digital health and innovation
Flanders is exploring AI, data-driven care, telemedicine, and robotics. Your conference can accelerate adoption of these technologies across regions and sectors.

Support mental well-being and professional resilience
Conferences are a platform for sharing strategies that protect care workers, reduce burnout, and improve psychological support.

Build global partnerships and EU projects
By connecting Flemish stakeholders with international networks, your conference can unlock funding and strengthen collaborative pilots.

Engage the public
Events often include public-facing programmes that raise awareness of healthy lifestyles, preventive care, and mental health support.

Strengthen local ecosystems
Hosting your conference here can spotlight Flemish strengths in life sciences, care services, and smart health infrastructure, while also generating long-term benefits through investment and knowledge transfer.

Help shape the future of care

By choosing Flanders for your next conference, you take part in building health systems that are more connected, more inclusive, and more responsive to the needs of tomorrow. It’s an opportunity to turn shared insight into shared impact, and help shape a society that cares.

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How we support your conference in Care & Health

Your conference in Care & Health is right at home in Flanders. Contact our expert in your domain for more information about the free support we offer to your association or PCO.

  • We put together the strongest possible local organising committee.
  • We provide the best recommendations regarding venue, catering, accommodation and activities.
  • We help you define the positive, long-term impact of your conference.
  • You get the use of our state-of-the art technology for hybrid conferences.
  • We gladly welcome the board of your association or PCO for an inspirational visit.
  • Our service and support are free of charge.

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