Eurocarers welcomes the adoption of the European’s Beating Cancer Plan this 3rd February, in particular the clear recognition of the essential role of informal carers “to support and provide care to cancer patients”. Together with patient organisations, Eurocarers aims to…
Digital Health Europe is organising a webinar for public authorities to discuss the challenges and best practises they face when they plan and secure European funding and exchange knowledge to advance their digital health and care systems. The webinar will…
The Best4OlderLGBTI (Best Interest for Older LGBTI) partnership is organising an online event gathering specialists, practitioners and activists willing to share their ideas, thoughts and feelings about LGBTI topics in a context where discrimination is going strong in Europe. The…
Eurocarers publishes today a Policy Paper presenting how the EU should address the key challenges that informal carers face in accessing their rights, in response to a public Consultation launched by the European Commission on the implementation of the European…
The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and it’s an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment of government, NGOs and citizens to fight all forms of discrimination and…
With a score of 67.9 out of 100, the EU is at least 60 years away from reaching complete gender equality, if we continue at the current pace. The latest Gender Equality Index from the European Institute for Gender Equality…
Eurofound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, has released its recent report on 8th October on Access to care services, which focuses on three care services essential for social protection and inclusion: - early childhood…
On the European Carers' Day, Eurocarers has sent a letter to the chair of the Expert Panel on Better Ways of Investing in Health, who is currently working on care organisation following the COVID19 pandemic. While welcoming this work and…
Eurocarers' members have a new possibility to disseminate about a project or an initiative they are leading. The Social Platform, an alliance of Civil Society Organisations active at the EU level, of which Eurocarers is a member, organises every year…
In a Policy Brief published last July, the WHO details 11 policy objectives and key action points to prevent and manage COVID-19 across long-term care. One of them is to “provide support for family and voluntary caregivers”, including carers of…
