Mobile health applications have a clear potential to bring significant benefits to individual citizens and to society as a whole. Citizens can benefit from continuous and readily accessible support in monitoring, evaluating and improving their health. Society as a whole not only benefits from having a healthier population, 
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today launched the results of the first edition of its Future Health Index (FHI), an extensive international study which explores how countries around the world are positioned to meet long-term global health challenges through integration and connected care technologies. 
Future Internet CHallenge eHealth (FICHe) project has challenged European startups to develop innovative applications in the eHealth market building upon the FIWARE technology. Open call for startups was opened in September 2014, and 80 out of 300+ applicants were selected to enter FICHe. 
Studies have shown that cyber security incidents in eHealth systems can have a great societal impact. In a recent ENISA study, twelve out of eighteen Member States (MS) that participated in the survey- consider healthcare as a critical sector, therefore they should take all appropriate measures to protect their ICT systems and assets. 
This report describes the development of and emerging trends in electronic health (e-health) in the WHO European Region in 2016. Its content and key messages are based on data collected from the 2015 WHO Global eHealth Survey and the assistance of a number of key practitioners in the field. 
