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This side-event roundtable at #WHA79, the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly, is organised by the Infectious Disease Alliance (IDA), in partnership with ReAct Asia Pacific, Global Sepsis Alliance, Amref Health Africa, Active Citizenship Network (ACN), and Rio de Janeiro State University, with the unconditional support of Precise Health.
As a consortium member of the EU-funded OH-FINE project, we are committed to developing evidence-based solutions that support farmers in adopting sustainable practices while enhancing biodiversity, soil health and farm resilience. Following the recent meeting in Spain, the next meeting hosted by FiBL-Research Institute of Organic Agriculture in Switzerland will also provide an opportunity to discuss the OH-FINE representative's participation in BIOFACH 2026 in Nuremberg. Read more.
ACN long-lasting partner COPAC-Coalition of Patients' Organizations with Chronic Diseases from Romania, in partnership with Active Citizenship Network, co-organized the high-level Central Eastern European (CEE) Vaccine Confidence event at the Romanian Parliament. Bringing together experts, policymakers, and clinicians from across 8 European Countries, the event targeted declining vaccination rates.
About the event
At a time when Europe is facing a growing burden of chronic diseases and a rapidly ageing population, strengthening prevention has become an urgent priority. However, prevention can no longer be conceived as a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Scientific and technological advances are making it increasingly possible to move towards personalised prevention — interventions tailored to each individual’s biological, environmental, behavioural, and socio-economic characteristics.
12 May 2026 -14:00 – 16:00 CEST
Room A1G369 | European Parliament, Brussels
As Europe faces a growing burden of chronic diseases and an ageing population, strengthening prevention is a key priority. Today, advances in science and technology allow a shift towards personalised prevention, tailored to each individual’s characteristics, risk factors, and needs. The European Patients’ Rights Day 2026 will focus on recognising personalised prevention as a human right, linked to the Right to Preventive Measures stated in the European Charter of Patients’ Rights.
The event will build on the results of the EU-funded PROPHET project and explore how to make personalised prevention a reality, addressing key issues such as health literacy, data protection, trust, equity of access, and citizen engagement.
The Director of Active Citizenship Network (ACN) will participate in the Adult Immunization Board (AIB) technical meeting in Antwerp to strengthen adult vaccination across Europe. The summit will focus on assessing vaccination records, data interoperability, and compliance with the European Health Data Space. Key discussions will also explore the feasibility of a European Vaccination Card and effective recall strategies. ACN’s involvement ensures that citizens' rights regarding data privacy and health access remain a priority. The meeting will be anticipated by a closed meeting of the AIB members on 6 of May. Watch the AIB video presentation.
Active Citizenship Network attended a high-level roundtable on respiratory health at the European Parliament, hosted by MEP Elżbieta Łukacijewska and organized by ACN’s longstanding Polish partner, the Institute of Patient Rights and Health Education (IPPEZ), in the presence of the Chair of the SANT Committee, MEP Adam Jarubas.
Active Citizenship Network participated in the opening of the exhibition “Don't Judge Me! It's Not My Fault” at the European Parliament. Organized by the Foundation for the Treatment of Obesity (FLO) and hosted by MEP Jarubas, the initiative aimed to raise awareness of obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease requiring systemic diagnostic and treatment solutions. The event featured powerful patient testimonials, experts and EU decision-makers. To know more: A – B (PL language).
Background
Organic Farming Innovations Network Europe (OH-FINE) is a 48-month long EU-funded project that aims to empower EU farmers and smallholders through the definition, enhancement and transfer of competitive and efficient organic farming knowledge and alternatives that address farmer’s capacities, consumer needs and evolving food market changes, identifying efficient, healthy, organic and viable alternatives for small farm food production.
In this context, Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network, as a member of the consortium, is committed to ensuring that the perspectives and interests of citizens and consumers are incorporated into the project's work.
One of the strengths of this project is to build on existing capacities of farmers by designing and initiating a Pan-European Organic Farming Learning Community, where consumer needs and changes in the food market will also be taken into account. To this end, the plan is to develop a multidimensional framework on organic farming knowledge and practices, with a multi-agent learning system. This means that practical knowledge will be collected, distributed and disseminated in an accessible way to farmers and other stakeholders on topics such as cereals, oilseeds, protein crops and livestock management.
Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network is heading to Berlin for the official launch of GUIDE-AI, a pioneering EU project funded by the Innovative Health Initiative (IHI). Hosted by the consortium coordinator Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the event will bring together partners to align on the strategic goal of using AI to help clinicians navigate the "jungle" of medical guidelines. Cittadinanzattiva-ACN will be particularly involved in Work Package dedicated to People-Centred Innovation, ensuring that AI integration in clinical workflows effectively meets the needs of patients and citizens. Read more
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