投资医疗保健创新可以推动经济增长、提高生产力并增强国家韧性，高管和研究人员在罗氏2026年媒体对话会上表示，强调需要扩大创新治疗的可及性，并将卫生支出重新视为长期投资而非成本。
Investing in health care innovation can drive economic growth, boost productivity and strengthen national resilience, executives and researchers said at Roche’s 2026 Media Dialogue, emphasizing the need to expand access to innovative treatments and rethink health spending as a long-term investment rather than a cost.
该活动在瑞士制药公司位于巴塞尔的总部举行，与会者包括罗氏国际公司全球外部事务负责人米歇尔·奥伯赖特、WiFOR研究所首席执行官丹尼斯·奥斯特瓦尔德，以及罗氏国际地区制药部负责人约尔格·鲁普。
The event, held at the Swiss pharmaceutical company's headquarters in Basel, brought together Michael Oberreiter, head of global external affairs at Roche International, Dennis Ostwald, CEO of the WiFOR Institute, and Jorg Rupp, head of pharmaceuticals for Roche's international regions.
奥伯赖特表示，应将健康视为推动经济增长和国家安全的关键因素，并警告称，非传染性疾病日益加重的负担可能会给全球卫生系统和经济带来进一步压力。
Oberreiter said health should be recognized as a key driver of economic growth and national security, warning that the rising burden of noncommunicable diseases threatens to place further strain on health systems and economies worldwide.
他引用研究称，制药创新在1984年至2000年间平均贡献了全球预期寿命增长的40%。
He cited research suggesting that pharmaceutical innovation accounted for an average of 40% of gains in global life expectancy between 1984 and 2000.
他表示，全球健康状况的改善也与过去一个世纪中先进经济体约三分之一的经济增长相关联。
Improvements in global health have also been linked to roughly one-third of economic growth in advanced economies over the past century, he said.
奥伯赖特指出，估计显示，投资预防性护理和医疗创新，到2040年可能挽救6000万人的生命。
Oberreiter pointed to estimates suggesting that investments in preventive care and medical innovation could save 60 million lives by 2040.
“医疗保健创新不是社会的成本，而是推动有意义转型并带来可观社会经济回报的投资，”他说。
"Health care innovation is not a cost to society but an investment that drives meaningful transformation and delivers substantial socioeconomic returns," he said.
奥斯特瓦尔德表示，传统上被视为财务负担的医疗保健领域，越来越成为推动经济增长和创新的动力。
Ostwald said the health sector, traditionally viewed as a financial burden, has increasingly become a driver of economic growth and innovation.
他强调了一项关于德国偏头痛经济后果的研究，该研究显示，2017年德国约有1550万成年人患有该病症。
He highlighted research examining the economic consequences of migraine in Germany, where an estimated 15.5 million adults suffered from the condition in 2017.
根据研究结果，偏头痛每年导致约8.36亿个头痛天数，造成5.47亿小时的有偿劳动力损失。
According to the findings, migraines accounted for approximately 836 million headache days annually, resulting in 547 million hours of lost paid labor.
损失的有偿和无偿时间的综合经济影响每年估计接近1000亿欧元（1160亿美元），约相当于德国2017年国内生产总值的3%。
The combined economic impact of lost paid and unpaid time was estimated at nearly 100 billion euros ($116 billion) a year, equivalent to approximately 3% of Germany's gross domestic product in 2017.
“健康不是成本中心，而是基础设施，”奥斯瓦尔德说，呼吁更加重视预防和早期干预。
"Health is not a cost center. It is essential infrastructure," Ostwald said, calling for greater emphasis on prevention and early intervention.
他主张，及早应对健康风险的成本低于治疗晚期疾病，并敦促政府将健康因素纳入经济、劳动和财政政策。
He argued that addressing health risks early is less costly than treating diseases at advanced stages and urged governments to integrate health considerations into economic, labor and fiscal policy.
“应采用高价值创新来增强卫生系统的韧性，同时应监测投资并衡量其影响，”奥斯瓦尔德说。
“High-value innovations should be adopted to strengthen the resilience of health systems, while investments should be monitored and their impact measured,” said Ostwald.
吕普说，科学进步帮助人们延长了寿命，但也改变了医疗保健需求，尤其是在人口老龄化和慢性病日益普遍的背景下。吕普说，全球估计有30亿人患有慢性疾病，他补充道：“我们需要健康、有生产力的人口，以维持为未来医疗保健系统提供资金所需的经济增长。然而，三分之二的疾病治疗不足或完全未得到治疗。全球一半人口无法充分获得基本卫生服务，健康不平等现象持续扩大。预计到2050年，全球65岁及以上人口将翻三倍，这将给医疗保健系统带来更大压力。”吕普认为，投资医疗创新可以帮助政府应对这些挑战，同时支持未来的经济增长。
Rupp said scientific advances have helped people live longer but have also transformed health care needs, particularly as populations age and chronic diseases become more widespread. An estimated 3 billion people worldwide live with chronic conditions, Rupp said and added: “We need healthy, productive populations to sustain the economic growth required to fund the health care systems of the future. Yet two-thirds of diseases remain inadequately treated or go untreated altogether. Half the world's population lacks adequate access to essential health services, and health inequalities continue to widen. The global population aged 65 and older is projected to triple by 2050, placing even greater strain on health care systems.”Rupp argued that investing in medical innovation could help governments address those challenges while supporting future economic growth.
他引用估计称，每投入1美元用于预防非传染性疾病，就能产生7美元的经济回报。
He cited estimates suggesting that every dollar invested in preventing noncommunicable diseases could generate $7 in economic returns.
他说，加大对健康创新的投资，还可以在2040年前挽救6000万人的生命，并为全球国内生产总值贡献12万亿美元。
Greater investment in health innovation could also save 60 million lives by 2040 and contribute $12 trillion to global GDP, he said.
“一个稳定的国家需要坚实的基础，而这个基础始于健康且有韧性的人口。这能让人们更长时间留在劳动力队伍中，提高劳动力参与率，并提升生产力，”他补充道。
"A stable country needs a strong foundation, and that foundation begins with a healthy and resilient population. This enables people to remain in the workforce longer, increases labor force participation and boosts productivity,” he added.