On Tuesday 25 November 2025, Luxembourg’s Ministry of Health and Social Security announced that on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 November 2025 Luxembourg will host a high-level mission at Senningen castle as part of the World Health Organisation’s Universal Health Review (UHPR).
According to the ministry, the UHPR is an initiative launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to strengthen countries' preparedness for health emergencies. The UHPR enables each participating country to thoroughly assess its preparedness capabilities, learn lessons from past crises – notably the COVID-19 pandemic – and identify areas for improvement. The process includes a national review, a high-level mission conducted with the WHO and the European Commission and a peer review between Member States.
The mission will be attended by:
⁃ Martine Deprez, Luxembourg Minister of Health and Social Security,
⁃ Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe
⁃ Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO Headquarters
⁃ Sandra Gallina, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) at the European Commission,
⁃ Dr Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director-General of the Directorate-General for the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (DG HERA) at the European Commission
⁃ Two official observers from Portugal and Sri Lanka.
The ministry said that for the two days of the mission, its representatives will discuss the strengths and challenges of Luxembourg's public health system with experts from the WHO, the European Commission and other Member States.
