Borislava Ananieva
Capacity Building Officer & Patient Advocate

Michele Calabrò is Executive Director of EUREGHA – the European Regional and Local Health Authorities network, where he leads the Secretariat’s work on advocacy, knowledge exchange and partnerships, communication, and events. In this role, he also serves as Co-Chair of the European Alliance for Value in Health and is actively engaged in the EU Health Coalition.
Before joining EUREGHA in May 2022, Michele held positions at the European Health Management Association (Policy and Communications Manager), the European Patients’ Forum (Policy Adviser), and DIGITALEUROPE (Senior Manager, Digital Health Policy). Over the years, he has played a leading role in several strategic EU-level projects, including TO-REACH, DigitalHealthEurope, PERISCOPE, IN-4-AHA, and BeWell. Between 2020 and 2022, he also served as Co-Chair of the EU4Health Civil Society Alliance.
Michele is an active member of several informal health policy communities, such as the Young Forum Gastein Alumni network and the IPSE Network – Italiani per le Politiche Sanitarie Europee.
Capacity Building Officer & Patient Advocate
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