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Heal Italia proposes national plan for precision medicine
Heal Italia has proposed a national strategy to bring precision medicine into Italy’s public health service.
Precision medicine uses information about a person’s health to guide prevention and treatment.
The white paper was presented in Italy’s Chamber of Deputies and also proposes a plan for seven southern regions: Sardinia, Sicily, Calabria, Puglia, Molise, Campania and Abruzzo.
The southern plan would link specialist centres with local hospitals and strengthen infrastructure, including through telemedicine and shared expertise.
Its aims include reducing patients’ need to travel for care, speeding up advanced diagnosis and improving standards in underserved areas.
The proposal calls for shared data systems and common standards to help coordinate care and support the use of new technologies across the country.
A roadmap for 2027 to 2030 would start with governance and standards, then launch a demonstration network, integrate care pathways into the public health service and extend models that prove effective.
The Heal Italia Foundation has proposed a national strategy to bring precision medicine into Italy’s health service.
Its white paper, “Heal Italia 2036,” was presented at the Chamber of Deputies.
The proposal includes a plan for southern Italy to strengthen infrastructure and link leading centres with local hospitals.
It calls for shared standards, interoperable health data and pilot projects in hospitals.
The white paper sets out a roadmap for 2027-2030, from governance and standards to wider adoption of validated models.
- Who
- The Heal Italia Foundation proposed the strategy.
- What
- A national plan to bring precision medicine into Italy’s health service, including a plan for the south.
- When
- The white paper was presented on 13 October 2026.
- Where
- At the Chamber of Deputies in Italy.
- Why
- To support adoption of precision medicine and reduce gaps in access to advanced prevention and care.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Heal Italia Foundation presented its white paper at the Chamber of Deputies.
The roadmap proposes governance and standards, a demonstration network, integration of care pathways into the health service, and expansion of validated models.
- Plan
- National strategy for precision medicine in Italy’s health service
- Southern plan
- Sardinia, Sicily, Calabria, Puglia, Molise, Campania and Abruzzo
- Roadmap
- 2027-2030
- Heal Italia network
- More than 100 organisations, including universities, research hospitals, hospitals and businesses
What people are saying
Not a separate policy, but a tool to prevent new technologies from widening existing gaps
a document that calls into question the responsibility of politics and the ability of institutions to accompany innovation
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