Invitation to attend the 7th Scottish Carers Parliament, 30th October 2019, Edinburg – Scotland
Dear Eurocarers members, On Wednesday 30 October 2019 the Scottish Government, in partnership with Scotland’s national carer organisations, is holding the 7th Scottish Carers Parliament. Every year, over 100 carers from all parts of Scotland meet with government ministers in…
Discount for the members: International Conference on Integrated Care
The International Foundation of Integrated Care (IFIC) in partnership with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia, the City of Zagreb, Health Center Zagreb - Centar, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, University of Zagreb, Libertas International University…
WHO – Countries must invest at least 1% more of GDP on primary health care to eliminate glaring coverage gaps
PRESS RELEASE BY WHO At current rates of progress up to 5 billion people will miss out on health care in 2030 Countries must increase spending on primary healthcare by at least 1% of their gross domestic product (GDP) if…
Supporting informal carers – six policy challenges and how to meet them
PRESS RELEASE by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Everybody is likely to become a carer at some point in life, providing care for a spouse, family member, friend or neighbour with long-term care needs. The majority of…
PRESS RELEASE – To preserve their legitimacy, the EU and member states need to care for citizens!
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Brussels, Belgium – 19 September 2019 To preserve their legitimacy, the EU and member states need to care for citizens! Placing wellbeing at the core of our economic models and welfare states is not only an…
Nordic call for action on carers’ rights
In the framework of the Eurocarers General Assembly 2019 which took place in Copenhagen on May 20-21 2019, our Nordic Members Associations met to discuss the situation of care and caring in their respective countries, the result is a joint…
New and smart assistive technologies for a better quality of life
Join the MATUROLIFE community here to learn more about how user-centred design coupled with material innovation and sensor integration will aim to produce “smart” furniture, clothing and footwear with assistive functionality in this EU-funded Horizon 2020 Innovation Action running until…
Homes4life Stakeholder Workshop
Presentations from the successful “Homes4Life” Stakeholder Workshop, held on 24 June in Brussels, have been available here. The workshop consisted of 3 sessions and roundtables to gather external stakeholders’ feedback on key issues for developing a strategy and vision of…
Stella Kyriakides’ nomination puts patient advocate in top EU health post
A professional patient advocate is set to take charge of the Commission’s health department. Stella Kyriakides, 63, is a breast cancer patient, the daughter of a breast cancer patient, and a past president of the Continent’s most prominent breast cancer…