RUG & Co. podcast: healthcare in the German-Dutch border region

New episode RUG & Co. podcast: healthcare in the German-Dutch border region Cross-border healthcare: a distant dream or closer than we think? In this new episode, we discuss the Cross-border Institute of Healthcare and Prevention (CBI) and how this institute can further advance cross-border healthcare.

Our guests are Adriana Peréz Fortis, coordinator of the CBI on the Dutch side, and Lars Schwettmann, a member of the CBI steering group. Together, we discuss developments in cross-border healthcare and the steps that have already been taken. What exactly is their view of the healthcare system in these two countries, and how can we learn from each other’s best practices?

In 2025, CBI’s flagship project, Health4DE-NL, received a multi-million-euro grant from the Interreg VI Germany–Netherlands programme, the European Union, the niedersächsische Staatskanzlei, and the provinces of Groningen and Fryslân. What opportunities does this make to healthcare more accessible to residents in the border region? This and, of course, much more in this new episode!

Listen to the episode on the Cross-border Institute of Healthcare and Prevention from Wednesday 18 March.

The CBI is a joint initiative of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Oldenburg and the University of Groningen / University Medical Center Groningen. The Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health in Groningen and the Department of Health Services Research of the University of Oldenburg serve as coordinators of the CBI.

About RUG & Co.

In the RUG & Co. podcast, science journalist Jelle Posthuma and programme maker Floor Kuiper highlight the role of the University of Groningen in society. Each episode focuses on a collaboration involving the university, for example with government, businesses and residents of the North. Previous episodes have covered collaborations with politicians in The Hague, the municipality of Groningen and Eurosonic/Noorderslag