Health and well-being in the voluntary national reviews of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the WHO European Region 2016–2020

Overview

This report analyses the 60 voluntary national reviews (‎VNRs)‎ submitted by 52 Member States in the WHO EuropeanRegion between 2016 and 2020, examining how they incorporated and reported health and well-being issues. It identifiessimilarities and differences between Member States in their efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for SustainableDevelopment, and how they are working towards achieving better, more equitable and sustainable health and well-beingfor all at all ages. The data in the VNRs and the main messages documents were analysed using both qualitative andquantitative methods. The review highlights how the VNR process is one platform that can be used to promote andadvance health and well-being issues. Working towards achieving the health and health-related SDGs requirescomprehensive, context-specific, inclusive and participatory processes within countries, and for Member States toimplement a set of coherent, evidence-informed policies that address health, well-being and all their determinantsthroughout the life-course and across all sectors of government and society.