In January, the “Solutions for Age-Friendly Employer” (SAFE) project held a comprehensive training program in Estonia. The event brought together representatives from eleven organisations involved in the SAFE piloting process, including hospitals, care homes, and providers of rehabilitation, long-term care, and social services. The training marked an important step in supporting participating institutions as they implement and test the project’s solutions in practice.

Held in December, 2025 at the NDPHS Secretariat, the event marked the beginning of an effort to address growing mental health challenges through non-medical, culture-based interventions. The launch comes at a critical time. Public health systems are under increasing strain, and while arts-based interventions are recognized as effective for managing mild to moderate mental health issues, many countries lack systematic integration of these approaches into their public health systems. The ArtWell Net partnership aims to close this gap.

NDPHS Sekretariaat soovib täpsustada hiljutistes meediakajastustes esitatud väiteid seoses Eesti otsusega lahkuda Põhjamõõtme tervishoiu ja sotsiaalse heaolu partnerluse (NDPHS) sekretariaadi kokkuleppest. Alljärgnev avaldus parandab faktivead ning annab vajalikku konteksti organisatsiooni tegevuse, väärtuste ja rolli kohta.

To address the recent media reports regarding Estonia’s withdrawal from the NDPHS Secretariat, the following statement corrects some facts and provides essential context on the organization’s current operations and its value to the region. We fully share the position of condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The NDPHS terminated all cooperation with Russia in early 2022 and has focused its activities on solidarity and support for Ukraine. Our strategic goal is to preserve and value a functional Nordic-Baltic Sea partnership built on inclusiveness, equality, trust, and shared agenda-setting.

The 17th Partnership Annual Conference was held on 14 November 2025 at the National Library of Lithuania in Vilnius. The event gathered high-level policy makers from the Partner Countries and Partner Organisations, as well as leaders of the NDPHS Expert Groups. As Lithuania handed over the NDPHS Chairship to Norway, the meeting highlighted the Partnership's progress, introduced new initiatives, and outlined a forward-looking path.

On 4th December, the NDPHS Secretariat hosted the Policy Symposium “Towards Elimination of Tuberculosis: Addressing TB infections in the Baltic Sea Region”. The hybrid event was the culmination of the “Latent TB Infection Inventory” project which was implemented in 11 countries - Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Ukraine.

The conference "Acting on Health: The Role of Arts in Well-being" marked a successful conclusion of the Interreg-funded "Arts on Prescription (AoP) in the Baltic Sea Region" project. Held at the iconic Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania on November 13, the day highlighted the growing momentum of social prescribing. Insightful discussions, presentations, and artistic engagements reflected the project's dedication to developing a scalable and evidence-based AoP model and the readiness to continue the work. Read more and revisit the atmosphere.