Andalusia has a population of over 9 million people, making it Spain's most populated region. It has established a pioneering public health system called the Andalusian Public Health System (APHS) that is organized under a single organization with over 100,000 professionals working across 41 hospitals and 1,459 primary care centers. The APHS has close ties to the region's 10 public universities and works with the regional government to invest in cutting-edge medical research facilities and infrastructure.
2. Andalusia
9 Million
Inhabitants
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
3. The most populated Region of Spain
Spain’s second largest Region,
a surface area of 87,268 km2
Larger than countries like Belgium,
Denmark or Switzerland
4. Andalusia
Strategically Located
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
6. ANDALUSIAN
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY GOVERNMENT
HEALTH COMMITMENT
SYSTEM
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
7. APHS
Organization
UNIVERSITY GOVERNMENT
COMMITMENT
Single Organization
Under a common managament system
Full Autonomy for Health Policy since 1984
41 Hospitals
150 Specialized Care Centres
1,459 Primary Care Centres
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
8. APHS
Organization
UNIVERSITY GOVERNMENT
Professionals COMMITMENT
102,000 Professionals
Healthcare, Research and Teaching Role
60% are graduates
Recruitment, Training and Return Programs
(NIH and MSU)
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
9. APHS
Organization
UNIVERSITY GOVERNMENT
Professionals COMMITMENT
Patients
9 Million Patients
Contributing to improve citizen health
Important developments in terms of:
Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
10. ANDALUSIAN UNIVERSITY
PUBLIC GOVERNMENT
Universities
HEALTH COMMITMENT
SYSTEM
10 Public Universities
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
11. ANDALUSIAN UNIVERSITY
PUBLIC GOVERNMENT
Universities
HEALTH COMMITMENT
Students
SYSTEM
1,700 Graduates per
year in Health Science
+100 PhD and 700 Masters
Postgraduates per year
More than 500 research groups
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
12. ANDALUSIAN UNIVERSITY
PUBLIC GOVERNMENT
Universities
HEALTH COMMITMENT
Students
SYSTEM
Link
Direct link between
Hospitals and Universities
All our Hospitals are University Hospitals
Regional Agreement
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
13. GOVERNMENT
COMMITMENT
ANDALUSIAN
Legal Framework
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
HEALTH
SYSTEM
Pioneering Legal
Framework
hESc research
Cellular Reprogramming
Genetic Analysis
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
14. GOVERNMENT
COMMITMENT
ANDALUSIAN
Legal Framework
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY Strategy
HEALTH
SYSTEM
Andalusian Initiative
for Advanced Therapies
Andalusian Program for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
Andalusian Program for Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Andalusian Program for Nanomedicine
Promoting collaborative research and traslating knowledge into clinical practice
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
15. GOVERNMENT
COMMITMENT
ANDALUSIAN
Legal Framework
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY Strategy
HEALTH Investment
SYSTEM
RTDi Investment
Since 2004, €112 millon to improve Research
Cutting-edge equipmet
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
16. GOVERNMENT
COMMITMENT
ANDALUSIAN
Legal Framework
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY Strategy
HEALTH Investment
SYSTEM Infrastructures
Infrastructures
3 Thematic Research Centres
2 Health Research Institutes
12 GMPs Rooms
10 Biobanks
2 Networking Research Centres
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
17. GOVERNMENT
COMMITMENT
ANDALUSIAN
Legal Framework
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY Strategy
HEALTH Investment
SYSTEM Infrastructures
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
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23. Andalusian Biobanking system
Central node of the Spanish Stem Cell Bank
Andalusian Human DNA Bank Network with nodes in most of the hospitals
Andalusian Cord Blood Bank 5th biggest cord blood bank in the world
Andalusian Tumor Bank Network with 10 nodes within the main hospitals
Andalusian Tissue Bank Network with 5 nodes
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
24. The new Andalusian Biobank (in progress)
One of the biggest in Europe: millions of samples linked to clinical information
Aimed at researchers
Organized as a Network with a coordination node and hospital nodes
Connected by Biobanking information System: an only database
Wide portfolio of services: distributed within the nodes
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
25. GOVERNMENT
COMMITMENT
ANDALUSIAN
Legal Framework
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY Strategy
HEALTH Investment
SYSTEM Infrastructures
Alliances
Alliances
INSTITUTIONAL
BIOTECH COMPANIES
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
26. GOVERNMENT
COMMITMENT
ANDALUSIAN
Legal Framework
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY Strategy
HEALTH Investment
SYSTEM Infrastructure
Alliances
INSTITUTIONAL BIOTECH COMPANIES
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
28. ANDALUSIAN
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY GOVERNMENT
HEALTH COMMITMENT
SYSTEM
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.
29. ANDALUSIAN
ANDALUSIAN SYSTEM FOR
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY GOVERNMENT
HEALTH
HEALTH COMMITMENT
SYSTEM RESEARCH AND
INNOVATION
Andalusia, investing in health,
investing in people.
Andalusia,
investing in health,
investing in people.