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The drafting process of a Global Health Charter, promoted by Cittadinanzattiva, has started and will be presented by the end of 2022. The Global Health Charter, focused on the three central themes of health and well-being, environment, and social justice, wants to be a useful tool in pursuing the goal of global health, with the aim to sanction and protect concrete and enforceable rights and commitments, both by citizens and institutions in every context and territory. The work began with a survey carried out by Cittadinanzattiva at the national (Italy) and, thanks to its EU branch Active Citizenship Network, at the European level too, which involved citizens and associations from 24 different countries to sound out their level of awareness and perception on the theme of global health and to succeed in delimiting a perimeter of macro areas in order to decline the Charter in the most effective way possible. The project is carried out with the unconditional support of Janssen Italia, the pharmaceutical company of the Johnson & Johnson Group.
Cittadinanzattiva, through its European branch Active Citizenship Network (ACN), has become involved, together with the Spanish association ALCER, in the AMR Patient Alliance, developed by IAPO P4PS Observatory, with the aim to gather the voice of patients and involve all the relevant stakeholders around the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Patients need to play a much bigger role in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as they are directly involved in over-prescribing, overuse and self-medication, the scale and effect of which is still unknown. In order to this global public health threat, ACN has committed to undertake three main activities: a training seminar on the topic; contribution to the development of a repository of AMR-related educational, informative, and awareness-raising materials for patient organizations, patients and caregivers; support to the course “Antimicrobial Resistance: Patient Role in Rational Use” accessible to all EU citizens and developed by IAPO P4PSO and PAIR Academy.
Active Citizenship Network is glad to invite you on the 29th of April 2022, from 14.30 to 16.30 CEST, to the event titled “Adult Vaccination: build the capacity and capabilities of civil society”. The training will take place in the framework of the EU #VaccinAction 2022 project and will focus on supporting the need to strengthen adult vaccination in Europe by providing concrete examples. It will consist of a 2-hour training seminar which will be realized during the “European Immunization Week 2022”, open to leaders of civic and patient associations from different countries in order to respond to the need to be more updated and prepared to support and protect the value, in particular, of adult immunization and its related benefits to better identify, recognize and address the growing external factors that can negatively influence policy on vaccines in EU Member States and beyond, and improving the know how to recognize official sources of information and have the tools to support them. To participate in the training, please register here.
CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF A HEALTHY EUROPE: “Taking part in the decision-making process on health priorities” (14:30 – 16:00 CEST)
Given the current situation of uncertainty, the conference will be organized in a digital format. To virtually attend the conference, please register here (registration is mandatory).
In 1948 the World Health Organization defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Today, after more than 70 years, the WHO definition is more relevant than ever if we think of the holistic approach to "global health” at the time of the health emergency that we have been experiencing for about two years.
The global pandemic confirms the need to recognize a broader scope to health that is no longer the result of a few and circumscribed variables but the result of multisectoral and global factors, such as lifestyle, environment and climate. Health as an integrated approach, unavoidable from the determinants of health connected to it.
From these preconditions, Cittadinanzattiva - with the unconditional support of Janssen and the involvement of its European branch Active Citizenship Network (ACN) - has started a new project aimed at drafting a "Global Health Charter", starting from a civic perspective, with the intent of building a holistic and conscious reading of health and contributing to providing effective solutions to the crisis and the health needs of each individual.
The "Global Health Charter" will be declined at various levels (national, European and global) through a multi-stakeholder approach at international level. The Charter will be drafted through the results achieved from an anonymous survey focused on the degree of knowledge on the topic of "global health" and the main themes related to it.
Pain Alliance Europe (PAE), of which Cittadinanzattiva/Active Citizenship Network is a Board Member, is delighted to present the third edition of the Brain Mind Pain (BMP) Grant with the theme of “Healthy Sleep for People Living with Brain, Mind and Pain Conditions”. PAE represents the voice of people living with chronic pain. Pain, in a nutshell, is a significant disruptor of overall well-being, quality of daily life, and lifestyle choices. Chronic pain impacts mental health and healthy sleep. The latter is crucial for general health. With this vicious cycle in mind, the BMP Grant aims to explore and provide practical solutions for people living with pain and struggling with healthy sleep. PAE seeks all projects, big or small, that offer functional outcomes for people living with pain. They welcome applicants from various backgrounds, such as patient-centered NGOs, research/academia, medicine, and commercial organizations. Past BMP Grant winners include projects that utilized digital technology, such as an app for monitoring symptoms, an eHealth system with a self-help guide, or a social media campaign. Moreover, the BMP Grant also welcomes offline strategies for healthy sleep. This year, the BMP Grant fund is EUR 60,000.
Staying in control of our lives can be a daily struggle—especially this year, and especially for the half of us who live with a chronic condition. It’s time for a change. It’s time to work together to take back control. One way to start focusing on your health again is to see your doctor but there’s a lot to take in during a consultation with a health practitioner. Preparing yourself for the consultation helps ensure you leave satisfied. Check out www.thisislivingtoday.com to find our guide that helps you to prepare and suggests questions to ask in the session. The initiative and the website have been developed by Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH in collaboration with representatives from patient organizations and other experts, including Active Citizenship Network.
The Steering Group on Influenza Vaccination – a multi-stakeholder platform aiming to drive influenza vaccination uptake in Europe, promoted by Vaccines Europe in which is included also Active Citizenship Network – last 27 January sent an official letter to the EU Institutions calling for urgent action to address alarmingly low coverage rates for influenza vaccination. In particular, the document draws attention to how the current influenza season is going, and stresses the Steering Group’s commitment to working together with the European Commission and WHO Europe towards better protection against seasonal influenza for European citizens and health systems.
The European mHealth Hub established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Regional Ministry of Health of Andalusia (Spain), together with 17 other European partners, to support the integration of mHealth programmes and services into national or regional health systems, is a project funded by the European Commission. Part of the work was to develop a Policy Framework Report aimed to contribute towards developing a policy framework for EU on cross-border adoption and assessment of innovation in mHealth to help pave the way for moving towards a “Single Healthcare Digital Market” in Europe. The Report aims to contribute to the development of a Common Policy Framework for mHealth in Europe, by sharing lessons learnt and recommendations, with the goal of promoting harmonization. Even so, app developers, industries, academia, research institutions and end-users (citizens and healthcare professionals) are seen as key actors for the Policy Framework development, and their role should be highlighted.
CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF A HEALTHY EUROPE: “Taking part in the decision-making process on health priorities” (14:30 – 16:00 CEST)
Given the current situation of uncertainty, the conference will be organized in a digital format. To virtually attend the conference, please register here (registration is mandatory).
On April 20th and 21st 2022 Active Citizenship Network (ACN) will organize the European celebration of the XVI European Patients’ Rights Day (EPRD) with its traditional format of a big multi-stakeholder conference focused on the role played by key actors in the decision-making process on health priorities.
In particular, just before the end of the Conference on the Future of Europe (9 May), the expectations and requests of citizens and Patients Advocacy Groups (PAGs) addressed to the institutions will be analysed. What has been discussed? Why did only a small percentage of the initiatives promoted within the CoFoE concern health issues? How to ensure that the priorities defined in the context of CoFoE will be incorporated in the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs)? What is the level of involvement of citizens and patients’ associations in defining the implementation process of the priorities that have been identified in the health sector?
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