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The Director of Active Citizenship Network has been invited as speaker in the online event titled «Health Rights in the EU: Third Age Citizens in Greece», organized by the Union of Working Consumers of Greece and the Institute of Innovation and Development Studies and implemented in the framework of the project “Cognitive Enrichment of European health rights for the Elderly (E-geia)” funded by the BUILD program.
The event is the follow up of the study visit organized in Italy on April 2024 by Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network and reserved to the leading organizations of the EU-funded project E-geia, both official partner of ACN.
Join us for an insightful overview and roundtable discussion of the FACILITATE project and its promising innovations to enable data return to clinical study participants. Please register HERE to participate.
We'll delve into the progress achieved to date and outline our next steps. What sets this session apart is the inclusion of diverse perspectives from key stakeholders. Alongside patient testimonials, we'll hear from clinicians, representatives from companies, and regulatory bodies. This varied panel ensures a comprehensive discussion that reflects the project's multidimensional impact and fosters collaboration among stakeholders.
In light of the increasing implementation of adult vaccines within lifelong vaccination initiatives in several EU countries, the Adult Immunization Board (AIB) met to explore the latest strategies and valuable insights regarding the implementation of adult vaccines in national vaccination programs. The topic was discussed among the board together with subject-matter experts.
Through this AIB technical meeting in Prague, the AIB gathered different perspectives from different contexts, adult vaccines, and disciplines.
In the framework of the EU-funded project Cognitive Enrichment of European health riGhts for third agE “Ε-geia”, Cittadinanzattiva hosted a delegation of two Greek NGOs, “Union of Working Consumers of Greece”, official partner of Active Citizenship Network, and “Institute of Research for Innovation and Development”.
The subject matter included the best ways to approach the target group (patients and elderly people), successful methods of raising awareness of European values and rights, existing national & European initiatives that could be transferred to the Greek context, as well as presentation of practices of participation in EU social dialogue platforms.
The Director of Active Citizenship Network was invited by ACN’ official partner IFA-International Federation on Ageing, to attend the in person meeting in Bruxelles focused on long-term care (LTC) vaccination policy. Using the evidence of policy gaps gathered by the IFA-led study, “Improving Adult Vaccination Policy in Long-Term Care Settings”, experts discussed how work together and develop a roadmap to LTC vaccination policy change through the channels of the WHO, professional and long-term care associations, and ageing advocacy organizations.
Hosted by MEP Alessandra Moretti (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Italy), the event at the EU Parliament allowed to the Mission Board on Vaccination in Europe (MBVE) initiative, in which Active Citizenship Network is officially involved – to launch the MBVE Consensus Report and generate momentum around the importance of robust immunisation systems.
The Mission Board on Vaccination in Europe (MBVE) is a multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder thought leadership group established in 2023 under the chairmanship of Professor Walter Ricciardi. To know more Active Citizenship Network involvement on it, click here.
Combining the protection of patients' rights with skills shortage, medical desertification and job strain. The key role of HCPs for a healthier Europe.
20 March 2024 | 16:30 – 18:30
Room ASP 3H1 | European Parliament, Brussels
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Active Citizenship Network is delighted to invite you to the european celebration of the European Patients’ Rights Day, titled “Combining the protection of patients' rights with skills shortage, medical desertification and job strain. The key role of HCPs for a healthier Europe”.
Our upcoming institutional event will be held at the European Parliament in Brussels on 20 March 2024 from 16:30 to 18:30 in Room ASP 3H1, kindly hosted by MEP Brando Benifei (S&D) and organised with the support of the MEPs Interest Group "European Patients' Rights & Cross-Border Healthcare". Read more
Active Citizenship Network is delighted to invite you to our upcoming institutional event"Strengthening vaccination policies towards the European elections: from recommendations to concrete experiences", which will be held at the European Parliament in Brussels on 14 February 2024 from 10:30 to 12:00 in room ASP 3H1. As Europe approaches elections, there's a crucial need to highlight concrete actions in vaccination policies and this insightful session - kindly hosted by MEP Beatrice Covassi (S&D) with the support of the MEPs Interest Group “European Patients' Rights and Cross-border Healthcare” - aims to present activities carried out in the field of vaccination policies by different stakeholders, including civil society organizations, the private sector, European project consortia, etc. in order to promote the importance of vaccinations and the need for effective communication strategies. To know more, please click here and here.
Invited by its long-standing Polish partner, Instytut Praw Pacjenta i Edukacji Zdrowotnej-Institute for Patients’ Rights & Health Education, the director of Active Citizenship Network has been invited to participate as a panellist in the 18th Patients' Organisation Forum, organized - as in previous years - by the Institute, in connection with the World Patients’ Day.To know more, click here.
With the aim of deepening and sharing the topic of “active citizens in Europe advocate for vaccination”, the director of Active Citizenship Network has been invited to participate in the European seminar on vaccination hesitancy organized by the Cyprus University of Technology on 17 January from 08:30 to 14:30 (local time). For further information, please download his presentation and the programme.
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