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Agenas chief says Italy’s health system is changing, but care access remains uneven
Agenas chief Angelo Tanese said Italy’s health system is changing, not standing still.
He spoke at a meeting in Rome focused on metastatic breast cancer care.
Tanese said services across local communities have changed over the past two years, following a major building effort under Italy’s recovery plan.
The next task is to turn community health centres and other infrastructure into more accessible and integrated care.
He said new medicines and clinical advances do not always mean patients can easily get treatment across the country.
Agenas aims to support regions in building cancer care networks and assessing results nationwide.
Agenas director general Angelo Tanese said Italy’s health service is changing, despite its many challenges.
He said the map of local health services has changed over the past two years.
Tanese said community health centres and other infrastructure must now be turned into more accessible and integrated care.
He warned that new treatments do not always mean patients can access them easily across the country.
He spoke at a conference on metastatic breast cancer in Rome.
- Who
- Angelo Tanese, director general of Agenas.
- What
- He said Italy’s health service is changing, but access to care remains uneven.
- When
- October 13, 2026.
- Where
- At an Agenas conference in Rome.
- Why
- Tanese said new treatment options need to be matched by better-organised care pathways and more accessible services.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The geography of local health services changed, Tanese said.
Tanese spoke at a metastatic breast cancer conference held at Agenas in Rome.
- Speaker
- Angelo Tanese
- Agency
- Agenas
- Conference
- Officina #Metastabile
- Location
- Rome
- Published
- October 13, 2026
What people are saying
It is not true that the health service is stalled; in reality, it is moving a great deal.
Having new treatment options does not always mean being able to access them easily across the whole country.
Sources
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