Adopted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU4Health programme was the first time the bloc allocated budget earmarked for health – a landmark given health remains a competence firmly in the hands of member states. The €5.3bn allocation running from 2021 to 2027 is not likely to be repeated, however, according to the director-general of the Commission’s health service (DG SANTE). “This budget has no real continuity in the future. So in many respects, I am trying to go for sustainable financing,” Sandra Gallina told a conference in Brussels this week (13 May). EU4Health was originally con…