Last Updated on November 25, 2013
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ECCO (the European CanCer Organisation) connects the European cancer community by leveraging knowledge, promoting education and building awareness. ECCO Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care (ERQCC) are checklists and explanations of organisation and actions that are necessary to give high-quality…
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…
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…
On 12 September, Eurocarers hold a European CARE4DEM multiplier event, in the form of a Study Visit on ICT-based solutions for carers and in particular innovative solutions aimed at breaking the isolation they too often suffer from. This event brought…
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…