Connecting minds for healthy lives is at the core of the EUSBSR Policy Area Health coordinator, the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS). To bring the conversation about health and well-being related topics further, PA Health has launched a podcast series Tune in Health.

The pace of population ageing is much faster than in the past. According to World Health Organization statistics, the number of people aged 60 years and older outnumbers children younger than 5 years during 2020. Worth to mention, ageing issues are relevant in all local, national, regional and global levels keeping in mind the level of impact.

In September, four new flagships were approved in the National Coordinators' meeting. The actions of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region are implemented by means of Flagships. Flagships demonstrate the progress of the Strategy, and may serve as pilot examples for desired action in a given field.

We interviewed the projects and asked what the status means to them.

Healthy Population – Prosperous Region

A healthy population is a critical factor behind the sustainable economic development of enterprises and societies. Therefore, improvement of health throughout the Baltic Sea region is important for the prosperity of the region.