Seventh meeting of the European Health Information Initiative Steering Group: Copenhagen, Denmark, 21–22 March 2017

The WHO European Health Information Initiative (‎EHII)‎ Steering Group held its seventh formal meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21–22 March 2017. During the meeting, the Steering Group received updates on continuing actions and reports of new work, and offered advice on EHII strategies and the Action Plan for 2017–2018. Launched in 2012 with start-up funding from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands, EHII is a multimember network committed to improving the health of the people of the WHO European Region by improving the information that underpins policy. This involves fostering international cooperation to exchange expertise, build capacity and harmonize data collection and reporting. Through these objectives, EHII contributes to integrating health information activities.