A European Health Data Space

Everything related to our health, such as the latest ailments we had, our medical prescriptions or our blood pressure says something about the state of our bodies and minds. Medical and health records provide very useful information for doctors who diagnose us and can see what other doctors have prescribed, for governments looking into public health problems, or for researchers working to develop new treatments. Health records also help consumers understand their health conditions and the treatments they require. At the same time, health data is extremely sensitive and of enormous value to economic operators such as pharma companies and advertisers who want to sell us products or services.