Thirty-Six Years of the European Paediatric Association–Union of National European Paediatric Societies and Associations (EPA-UNEPSA)

Managing the health care of infants, children, and adolescents in Europe requires balancing clinical aims, research findings, and socioeconomic goals within an international environment characterized by cultural and economic complexity and large disparity in availability, affordability, and accessibility of pediatric care. In summary, in the 36 years of the existence of EPAUNEPSA, it became clear that the diversity of pediatric care among 53 different countries in Europe is immense. Annual meetings with national pediatric presidents focus on the most urgent problems of pediatric health care. The main research activities of EPA-UNEPSA concentrate on identifying the demography of primary, secondary, and tertiary care pediatrics in Europe, with the objective of promoting strong advocacy and political intervention in order to ensure the delivery of high-quality health care to children throughout Europe.