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The ACN Director will participate in the 20th World Congress on Nursing & Health Care with a presentation titled “From the first Civic Survey on health personnel in Italy to the EU Call to Action to the European Commission to urgently address the health workforce crisis”. Dedicated to "Current Challenges and Innovations in Nursing and Healthcare", the event brings together researchers, educators, and healthcare leaders. The congress focuses on patient safety, public health, and technological innovations, fostering international collaboration to shape the future of nursing and global healthcare. Download the programme, certificate of Participation, book. Read more
Active Citizenship Network is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming 6th Global Summit on Public Health, which will take place virtually on July 15–16, 2026. This international conference brings together researchers, clinicians, educators, and public health professionals to discuss the latest advances in public health, share knowledge, foster collaborations, and promote innovative solutions for healthier communities worldwide.
On 1 July 2026, Active Citizenship Network took part in the closed-door roundtable discussion “Preventing respiratory infections in older adults in Europe: What works?”, co-organised by the European Health Management Association (EHMA) and Sanofi in Brussels.
The meeting brought together a small group of stakeholders such as healthcare professionals and public health experts, health economists, patient and civil society representatives, academics and industry to discuss practical approaches to reducing avoidable hospitalisations caused by respiratory infections among older adults.
The event formed part of the broader “Preventing Hospitalisation in Europe” policy series, which aims to identify evidence-based and transferable solutions to strengthen prevention, improve preparedness and reduce pressure on health systems during periods of high circulation of respiratory infections such as influenza, COVID-19 and RSV.
The Director of Active Citizenship Network has been invited to speak at the “International Conference on Advanced Pulmonology, Respiratory Medicine & Lung Health” (ICPRL 2026), a hybrid event taking place both in Barcelona, Spain and virtually from June 25-27, 2026. The title of his presentation is “Incorporating COVID-19 into the broader narrative on respiratory diseases. A citizens' and patients’ perspective towards the development of an EU Respiratory Health Plan”. With the occasion, it will be presented the new ACN handbook “Leveraging Civil Society and Community Leadership to Support Public Vaccination Policies” as well as “Vaccines and Vaccinations for Adults: A European Textbook”.
As member of the Mission Board on Vaccination in Europe, the Director of Active Citizenship Network will participate to the MBVE event. This European Parliament event – planned from 9.30 to 11.30 on 25 June- will bring together Members of the European Parliament, EU stakeholders and members of the Mission Board on Vaccination in Europe to discuss how vaccination can be better recognised and supported as a strategic investment in prevention, health security and system resilience. The discussion will look at vaccination across Europe’s policy agenda, including vaccine confidence and misinformation, EU competitiveness and innovation, investment frameworks, and the role of Member States in turning EU-level commitments into national action. Read more about MBVE.
The final conference of the RESILIAGE project will be held at BOZAR in Brussels to discuss how cultural and natural heritage can strengthen community resilience against disasters. Attendees will explore the project's tools and main outcomes. As a project partner, Cittadinanzattiva/ACN invites you to join the event. The full agenda and registration details will be announced soon.
As part of the EU-funded co-OPERATOR project, which seeks to strengthen vaccine uptake and improve vaccine literacy for both influenza and COVID-19 across Europe, Cittadinanzattiva–Active Citizenship Network and consortium partner the European Centre for Studies and Initiatives (CESIE), with the support of Maastricht University and the University of Pisa, will organise an online national focus group involving decision-makers from institutions, regional authorities and healthcare organisations across Italy.
Public authorities, healthcare leaders and decision-makers play a key role in shaping effective vaccination strategies and creating the conditions needed to improve public confidence in vaccines. The focus group will be conducted in Italian and will offer an opportunity to discuss policy priorities, implementation challenges and potential solutions to support vaccination efforts.
As part of the EU-funded co-OPERATOR project, which aims to strengthen vaccine uptake and improve vaccine literacy for both influenza and COVID-19 across Europe, Cittadinanzattiva–Active Citizenship Network and the consortium partner, the European Centre for Studies and Initiatives (CESIE), with the support of Maastricht University and the University of Pisa, will conduct another online national focus group on 18 June. Following the session held on 4 May with citizens, this time it is the turn of healthcare professionals from across Italy.
Invited by its long-standing partner International Federation on Ageing, Active Citizenship Network will participate in the IFA virtual roundtable titled, “NCDs and Immunisation – Advancing Coordinated Advocacy and Action”. The event will bring together cross-sector stakeholders to align messaging, exchange insights, and identify opportunities for coordinated advocacy to better integrate adult respiratory immunisation within NCD prevention, care, and management. Read more about IFA.
Invited by the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS), the Director of Active Citizenship Network will participate in the joint event co-organised by PROGRAMMING (PROmoting GeRiAtric Medicine in countries where it is still eMergING) COST Action 21122 and the Global Europe Initiative (GEI) group of the European Geriatric Medicine Society-SPRIN-G which will be organized in Zagreb on June 16-18th, 2026.
The initiative is designed to help bridge the gap between theoretical geriatric principles and the practical realities of developing healthcare systems.
In particular, during the whole-day session on the 16th of June, ACN will take part in the panel of external stakeholders and reviewers to provide struct
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