The OECD Council decided to open accession discussions with Romania on 25 January 2022. On 10 June 2022, the Council adopted the Roadmap for the accession of Romania to the OECD Convention [C/MIN(2022)25/FINAL] (the Roadmap) setting out the terms, conditions and process for accession to the OECD. The Roadmap provides that in order to allow the Council to take an informed decision on the accession of Romania, Romania will undergo in-depth reviews by the OECD technical committees listed in the Roadmap, including the Health Committee.
The present report was prepared to support the accession review discussion of the Health Committee with Romania on 2 December 2024, during its 36th session. This report has benefited from the expertise and material received from many health officials, health professionals, civil society and other health experts that the OECD review team interviewed during a fact-finding mission in Bucharest on 25‑28 June 2024. The report also reflects information provided in November 2023 to the Accession Survey on Health Data Capacity, the Accession Review Policy Questionnaire, as well as the regular OECD Health Data Questionnaires received in May 2024 and updates in 2025.
In accordance with paragraph 28 of the Roadmap and upon request of Romania, the Health Committee agreed to declassify this report on 4 April 2025 and publish it under the authority of the Secretary-General, in order to allow a wider audience to become acquainted with its content. Publication of this document and the analysis and recommendations contained therein do not prejudge in any way the outcome of evaluations conducted as part of Romania’s accession process to the OECD.