Biosistemak participates in the six-month review of the Basque Health Pact
Our director attended an informative breakfast meeting with the Minister of Health, Alberto Martínez, and other government officials.
The scientific director, Ane Fullaondo, took part in a working breakfast with the media on Monday 29 December at the Regional Health Directorate in Bilbao, organised by the Regional Minister of Health, Alberto Martínez, to present the review of the first six months of the Basque Health Pact. Alongside Gontzal Tamayo (Deputy Minister of Health and Digital Transformation), Aritz Uriarte (Deputy Minister of Governance and Health Sustainability), Lore Bilbao (Director General of Osakidetza) and Inés Gallego (Director of Transformation, Planning and Digitalisation in Health), the significant progress made in this historic agreement involving more than 200 health agents from 14 representative groups was detailed.
The Department of Health has implemented more than half of the 332 initiatives agreed upon in June: 171 have already been launched (52%), 42 are in the intermediate stage of development and 22 are at an advanced stage. The forecast is to implement 44% of the measures by 2026, confirming that all 24 strategic lines are active and that the Pact is functioning as a living agreement that evolves to respond to the needs of the Basque healthcare system and citizens.
Key role of Biosistemak as Technical Secretariat
The areas with the most progress are oncology, cardiovascular diseases, chronicity, digitalisation in health, people policy and health infrastructure. Notable initiatives include the Basque Country Comprehensive Oncology Plan, the Heart Failure Route, the comprehensive route for COPD, the ERANTZUNAK platform for omnichannel care (with a WhatsApp channel planned for 2026), and the HAURSARE project for chronicity and end-of-life care in paediatric patients.
Biosistemak is developing the Technical Secretariat for this monitoring phase of the Pact. From this strategic position, the Institute provides scientific evidence to optimise processes, incorporate artificial intelligence into healthcare areas, define new professional profiles and advance the Digital Transformation Strategy for Human Resources planned for 2026.
Other relevant measures include the creation of two new sub-directorates in Osakidetza (Mental Health/Social Healthcare and Strategic Projects/Communication), the deployment of the Primary Care scorecard, the incorporation of health psychologists into primary care teams, post-stroke reinforcement in OSI Rioja, and new, more efficient and sustainable equipment purchasing procedures.
A new era for Basque healthcare
Councillor Alberto Martínez stressed that the Pact “marks the beginning of a new era in the way we understand, manage and care for the health of everyone in the Basque Country”, with organisational innovation, new sustainable governance, citizen participation and digital transformation as its pillars. Participatory workshops will begin in January at Osakidetza OSIs, and the 2026 budget includes 5,425 public sector jobs, 1.6 billion in infrastructure until 2032, and a commitment to digitalisation and One Health prevention.
With all this, Biosistemak reaffirms its commitment to a universal, predictive, results-focused and sustainable healthcare system, actively contributing to the implementation of this Pact that strengthens Basque public healthcare.
