Clippings, web & press articles

On this page, there are listed web and press releases that deal with the activities promoted by Cittadinanzattiva both at the national and European level, with particular attention to those carried out by the organization’s European branch Active Citizenship Network.

The articles below are written in different languages and cover the different fields of activities in which Cittadinanzattiva/ACN operates. They are arranged by date, starting from the most recent one.
When the article is not in English, the language is specified.

2020:

• HEALTH EUROPA (1 Dec. 2020): Fighting the AMR paradoxes in the age of COVID-19
• HEALTH EUROPA QUARTERLY (Nov 2020): Special Fosus vaccines (pagg. 140-157)
• AÇORIANO ORIENTAL (29th November 2020): Mais Saúde - além da COVID-19
• JOURNALOF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Nov. 2020): Addressing the Life-Course Approach in Vaccination Policy across Europe: The Case History of Spain
• BEAM Alliance (19th November 2020): XIV European Patients’ Rights Day 2020 – Towards an AMR citizens’ alliance
• EU-JAMRAI (18th November 2020): XIV European Patients’ Rights Day - 2020
• EAPCT (13th November 2020): 14° European Patients' Rights Day - 18th & 19th November 2020
• VACCINES TODAY (11 Nov 2020): Flu in a time of Covid: Italian regions step up flu vaccine campaigns
• ARC JOURNAL OF NURSING AND HEALTHCARE (volume 6, Issue 2, 2020): “Hungary: Addressing the life-course immunization approach in the national vaccination policy”
• HEALTH EUROPA QUARTERLY (6 Nov 2020): Fighting for what’s right: protecting the older population
• HEALTH EUROPA QUARTERLY (5 Nov 2020): The vaccine industry – meeting the challenges of COVID-19 
• HEALTH EUROPA QUARTERLY (4 Nov 2020): Community pharmacies – ready to act as a vaccine gateway
• HEALTH EUROPA QUARTERLY (3 Nov 2020): Influenza vaccine supply in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic
• HEALTH EUROPA QUARTERLY (3 Nov 2020): Vaccination: the pathway for concrete citizens’ engagement  
• HEALTH EUROPA QUARTERLY (2 Nov 2020): Resilient immunisation systems in Europe: a multi-stakeholder debate 
• Sjukvårdspodden (26 October 2020): Interview with Active Citizenship Network's Director, in occasion of 2020 "Fokus Patient" (SWE)
• Public Health and Research Journal (Volume: 2, Issue: 2): Addressing (Low) Back Pain in the Era of the European Pillar of Social Rights: Assessing Impact and Sharing Good Practices Across Europe
• MATHEWS JOURNAL OF NURSING AND HEALTH CARE (Volume 2, Issue 1 - 2020): The Relevance of the “Charter of Rights against Unnecessary Pain” in the Framework of the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
• PODCAST “19 CONVERSATIONS” by EFPIA (17th Sept 2020): “Will COVID-19 vaccines be safe?”
• THE INNOVATION PLATFORM - ISSUE 3 (Sept 2020): The role of citizens in achieving a low-carbon future
• HEALTH EUROPA QUARTERLY - Issue 14 (Sept 2020): “Tell us about your way of working with chronic pain and win!”
• CLCI SUMMER NEWSLETTER (August 2020): "Joined for Vaccination": Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy and Increasing Uptake in the EU - a multi-stakeholder approach
• VACCINES TODAY (15th July 2020): “Vaccination? Come back later…I can’t tell you when”
• HEALTH EUROPA QUARTERLY (10th July 2020): “Tell us about your way of working with chronic pain and win!”
• CORRIERE.IT-CORRIERE SALUTE (2 July 2020): La medicina digitale alla prova. I pazienti valutano quanto è «umana» (IT)
• CORRIERE DELLA SERA (2 July 2020): Innovazione digitale, ma «umana» (IT)
• PAIN ALLIANCE EUROPE (1 July 2020): Read about the latest news from PAE member Active Citizenship Network!
• TRENDS IN MEDICINE (Volume 20: 1-3): Europe’s beating cancer plan & citizens’ engagement – The case history of the civic monitoring of onco-hematological Day Hospitals across Italy
• ANNALS OF VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATION (04 June 2020): Addressing the Life-Course Approach in Vaccination Policy across Europe: The Case History of Poland
• INNOVATION NEWS NETWORK (4th June 2020): The key role played by pharmacies, according to the citizens (download the .pdf version)
• ADVANCES IN HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR - VOL 3 N° 1 (2020): Life course immunization approach across Europe: Focus on Hungary, Poland and Spain
• HEALTH EUROPA QUARTERLY (Issue 13 - 2020): "For vaccination? Come back .... I can't tell you when"
• CORREIO DOS AÇORES (28 April 2020): Mudar nao depende dos governantes, mas de todo nos” Pag.1, 2 (PT)
  
• DEMOCRACY INTERNATIONAL (23 April 2020): Democracy and civic space in the eye of a health storm
  
• HEALTH EUROPA (20 April 2020): European Patients’ Rights Day: nurses delivering direct patient care
• ENTIDADE REGULADORA DA SAÚDE (18 April 2020): Dia Europeu dos Direitos dos Doentes (PT)
• CORREIO DOS AÇORES (18 April 2020):  É cada vez mais premente que os doentes conheçam os seus direitos (PT)
• SOMOS PACIENTES (17th April 2020): “Una estrategia común contra el coronavirus, un derecho de los pacientes”
• CORREIO DOS AÇORES (17th April 2020): Dia Europeu dos Direitos dos Doentes junta especialistas dos Açores, de Portugal continental e do estrangeiro
• HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS' PODCAST (16th April 2020): European Patients' Rights Day (EN - PT)
• EFPIA (7th April 2020): Indoors, but active and open more than ever to collaboration. From Italy, a story of ordinary civic commitment to protect health as a common good
• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF VACCINES & VACCINATION (Volume 6 Issue 1 - 2020): Active citizens in Europe advocate for vaccination
• THE INNOVATION PLATFORM (Issue 01 - March 2020): Towards an EU network of good practices’ managers to better address the societal impact of pain
• NEW MEDICAL ECONOMICS (Nº 104, 31 January 2020): Estrategias para la Vacunación a lo largo de toda la vida en España (ES)

2019:

• ORDINE PROVINCIALE DEI MEDICI CHIRURGHI E DEGLI ODONTOIATRI DI MILANO (21 Nov. 2020): Premiata a Bruxelles l'App di RED-Milano
• FONDAZIONE ISAL (11th Nov. 2019): Appena concluso il simposio europeo Societal Impact of Pain (IT)
• TECNOMEDICINA (9th Nov. 2019): Un premio europeo per l’app che aiuta contro il dolore cronico(IT)
• CANAL4 DIARIO (7th Nov. 2019): Sine Dolore premia las buenas prácticas en el tratamiento del dolor (ES)
• SINE DOLORE (7th Nov. 2019): The winners of the prize for good practices in pain management will visit the Sine Dolore World Park
• OSPEDALE NIGUARDA (6th Nov. 2019): Un premio europeo per l’app che aiuta contro il dolore cronico (IT)
• SIP PLATFORM (6th Nov. 2019): Award ceremony for european civic prize on chronic pain
• ADVANCES IN HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR (2019, 2): Digital health solutions to fight pain awarded at the European level
• Vaccine (Volume 37, Issue 44, 16 October 2019): The life-course approach to vaccination: Harnessing the benefits of vaccination throughout life
• CANAL4 DIARIO (14th May, 2019): El Sine Dolore World Park 2020 acogerá el nuevo International Multidisciplinary Pain Management Center Sine Dolore (ES)
• ANIS (14th May, 2019): El Sine Dolore World Park 2020 acogerá el nuevo International Multidisciplinary Pain Management Center Sine Dolore (ES)
• RADIO RTE DUBLIN (14 May 2019): "It's not all about money"
• EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY (1 May 2019): European Patients’ Rights Day 2019
• LA SICILIA (26 Apr. 2019): Domani 13ª giornata europea dedicata ai diritti del malato
• GIORNALE L'ORA (24 Apr. 2019): XIII Giornata europea dei diritti del malato. Comunicato alla cittadinanza
• PRIMASTAMPA.EU (24 Apr. 2019): Catania, in programma la Giornata europea dei diritti del malato
• THE MALTA INDIPENDENT (20 Apr. 2019): Rights whi not be take 
• TOGETHER FOR LIFE (19 April 2019):  Sfidat e Pacientëve me Hemofili në Shqipëri/Challenges of Hemophilia Patients in Albania? (Albanian)
• QUOTIDIANO DI SICILIA (19 Apr. 2019): Giornata dei diritti del malato, iniziative anche in Sicilia
• THE MALTA INDIPENDENT (19 Apr. 2019): European Patients’ Rights Day: Rights which should not be taken lightly
• LAC NEWS 24 (18 Apr. 2019): Sanità, conoscere i propri diritti è il primo passo per il loro rispetto
• CN24 (18 Apr. 2019): Giornata Europea dei diritti del malato: le liste di attesa (IT)
• GOVERNO DA REPÚBLICA PORTUGUESA - MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE (18 April 2019): Dia Europeu dos Direitos dos Doentes (PT)
• TV SCAN (18 April 2019):  Dita Evropiane e të Drejtave të Pacientit/European Day of the Patient's Rights (Albanian)
• QUOTIDIANO SANITÀ (18 Apr. 2019): Liste di attesa. Cittadinanzattiva-Tdm, organizzate oltre 50 iniziative per incontrare e informare i cittadini sui loro diritti e doveri
• IL FARMACISTA ONLINE (18 Apr. 2019): Liste di attesa. Cittadinanzattiva-Tdm, organizzate oltre 50 iniziative per incontrare e informare i cittadini sui loro diritti e doveri
• ANSA.IT  (18 Apr. 2019): Giornata europea diritti del malato, tema liste d'attesa
• GIORNALE DI SICILIA (18 Apr. 2019): Giornata europea diritti del malato, tema liste d'attesa
• VITA.IT (18 Apr. 2019): Giornata europea dei diritti del malato: oltre 50 iniziative in tutta Italia
• EFANET (18 Apr. 2019): Delivering patient value discussed at EU Parliament
• THE IRISH TIMES (18 Apr. 2019): Patients call for European charter of rights
• HELP CONSUMATORI (18 Apr. 2019): Giornata diritti malato, Cittadinanzattiva mette al centro le liste di attesa
• MALTA HEALTH NETWORK (18 Apr. 2019): European Patients’ Rights Day
• ESPRIU FOUNDATION(17 Apr. 2019): Health cooperatives are a clear commitment to patients’ rights
• AÇORIANO ORIENTAL (15 Apr. 2019): Saúde - Os Direitos dos Cidadãos e as Eleições para o Parlamento Europeu (PT)
• EURONEWS(9 Apr. 2019): How the EU fails patients trying to access critical medicines
• AÇORIANO ORIENTAL (10 Apr. 2019): 13º Dia Europeu Dos Direitos Dos Doentes (PT)
• EU REPORTER(10 Apr. 2019): Conference, Digital Day 3, and the rights of patients
• PATIENT FOCUSED MEDICINES DEVELOPMENT (9 Apr. 2019): XIII EUROPEAN PATIENTS' RIGHTS DAY
• AVARRA EN EUROPA (8 Apr. 2019): Join us for the XIII European patients' rights day 2019! 9th & 10th april 2019, European Parliament, Bruxelles
• EUROPEAN DATA JOURNALISM NETWORK (19 Mar. 2019): From low trust in institutions to the rise of 'critical citizenship
• IL SALVAGENTE (16 Mar. 2019):Ecu, la nuova associazione consumatori europea a guida italiana
• HELP CONSUMATORI (15 Mar. 2019): Una nuova associazione europea dei consumatori: European Consumers Union (IT)
• MOVIMENTO CONSUMATORI (15 Mar. 2019): Giornata Europea del consumatore 2019. Presentata ufficialmente al parlamento europeo “European Consumer Union” (IT)
• PROGRAMMA MATTONE INTERNAZIONALE SALUTE–PROMIS (15 Feb. 2019): Evento di Active Citizenship Network dedicato alle infezioni associate all'assistenza sanitaria e alla resistenza antimicrobica (IT)
• PANORAMA DELLA SANITÀ (06 Feb. 2019): Tolleranza zero in tema di infezioni ospedaliere (IT)
• ORDINE PROFESSIONI INFERMIERISTICHE LECCE (05 Feb. 2019): Sicurezza dei pazienti in Europa. Il 4 e 5 febbraio a Bruxelles evento promosso da Active Citizenship Network-Cittadinanzattiva (IT)
• ILFARMACISTAONLINE.IT (05 Feb. 2019): Sicurezza dei pazienti in Europa. Il 4 e 5 febbraio a Bruxelles evento promosso da Active Citizenship Network-Cittadinanzattiva (IT)
• QUOTIDIANOSANITÀ.IT(05 Feb. 2019): Sicurezza dei pazienti in Europa. Il 4 e 5 febbraio a Bruxelles evento promosso da Active Citizenship Network-Cittadinanzattiva (IT)
• VITA.IT (05 Feb. 2019): Più sicurezza in sanità con più partecipazione (IT)
• HELP CONSUMATORI (06 Feb. 2019): Sicurezza pazienti, Cittadinanzattiva: “tolleranza zero” su infezioni ospedaliere (IT)
• FEDERSALUTE (23 Jan. 2019): Patient safety & Healthcare-associated infections, EU Parliament Event

2018:

• EBX MEDIA (12 December 2018): Anti-Microbial Resistance: the fightback
• PORTALDETUCIUDAD: (28 Sept. 2018): El Sine Dolore World Park se promociona en Londres, Madrid y las Islas Azores
• ORDEMENFERMEIROS.PT (25 Sept. 2018): Prémio Cívico da UE sobre a Dor Crónica (PT)
• EURACTIV (13 Nov. 2018): No freedom of choice in vaccination, top EU health official insists
• FEDERSALUTE (17 Oct. 2018): European Civic Prize on Chronic Pain Collecting Good Practices Second Edition (IT)
• ACT@SCALE (26 June 2018): XII EUROPEAN PATIENTS’ RIGHTS DAY 2018
• FNOMCEO-FEDERAZIONE DEGLI ORDINI DEI MEDICI CHIRURGHI E DEGLI ODONTOIATRI (18 Apr. 2018): Cittadinanzattiva-Tribunale per i diritti del malato e FNOMCeO insieme per le celebrazioni della XII Giornata Europea dei diritti del malato, dal 18 aprile in oltre 40 città (IT)
• INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF PATIENTS' ORGANIZATIONS (23 May 2018): XII EUROPEAN PATIENTS’ RIGHTS DAY 2018
• ITALIA OGGI (23 May 2018): From the therapeutic adherence to the therapeutic alliance: improving trust between patients and professionals to increase healthcare outcomes
• FEDERSALUTE (21 Mar. 2018): “ARTISTS AGAINST PAIN”, quando l’arte rende visibile l’invisibile (IT)
• TAKE THE DATE (10 Mar. 2018):Artists against pain (IT)
• GAFPA (24 Jan. 2018): Making Visible the Invisible on Headache Pain: Sharing Successful Experiences Across Europe
• ANIS-INFORMADORES DE LA SALUS (23 Jan. 2018): Sine Dolore en la reunión del jurado de los Premios europeos de buenas prácticas en el tratamiento del dolor (ES)
• ESDIARI.COM (23 Jan. 2018): Sine Dolore y las buenas prácticas para tratar el dolor (ES)

2017:

• COORDINAMENTO NAZIONALE COMUNITÀ DI ACCOGLIENZA (13 Dec. 2017): 'Il futuro della UE: il Pilastro europeo dei diritti sociali' (IT)
• EUROCOMUNICAZIONE (9 Nov. 2017):Finlandia, il Paese della cittadinanza attiva (IT)
• THE MALTA INDIPENDENT (9 June, 2017): 'We cannot allow anybody to feel alone, isolated, or ignored with their pain' - President of Malta”
• THE SUNDAY TIMES OF MALTA (4 June, 2017): The President’s engagements
• LA REPUBBLICA (June, 2017): The colour supplement "Salute" (Health) (IT)
• AL.CE CLUSTER (June 2017): Simposio SIP – Premiato il Dott. Paolo Rossi, Vice Presidente EHA
• LA DISCUSSIONE (22 June 2017): Energia: il Manifesto del futuro presentato alla Commissione UE (IT)
• EFCCA MAGAZINE (May 2017): Exploring areas and benefits of cooperation in Cross-Border Healthcare to protect patients´ rights
• LA7 TV (20 May, 2017):  “Contro il dolore inutile” Interview of Tonino Aceti from Cittadinanzattva interview citing the Award Ceremony (IT)
• Health First Europe  (11 May 2017): HFE attends the meeting of the MEPs Interest Group European Patients’ Rights
• GLOBAL LUNG CANCER COALITION (5th May 2017): Civic Monitoring Survey of Italian oncological facilities
• VASCERN (28 Apr. 2017): European Patient’s Rights Day 2017
• THE BULLETIN (18 Apr. 2017):   Many Belgian patients uninformed about doctor's costs
• KHYMEIA (10 Apr. 2017): Al San Raffaele lo European Civic Prize on Chronic Pain per l’innovazione nel trattamento del dolore cronico con il VRRS (IT)
• EU project “Patients' rights have no borders”: click here to read  clippings & press articles (2016-2017)

2016:

• CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DEL NOTARIATO (11 Nov. 2016): "The Home as a Primary Asset and How to Buy It Safely." Notaries and consumer associations team up to inform the public
• THE LOCAL (18 Oct. 2016): 'Bring your own loo roll,' broke Italian school tells kids
• THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS (17 June 2016): EU Civic Prize on Chronic Pain - Collecting Good Practices
• HONCAB.EU (June 2016): HoNCAB network of Hospitals presented at the European Parliament
• PHARMASTAR (27 May, 2016): Bruxelles, da esperti di 28 Paesi, 8 raccomandazioni ai leader europei per rivoluzionare la cura del dolore (IT)
• LINFA NEUROFIBROMATOSI ODV (16 May 2016): X ° Giornata Europea dei Diritti del Malato Bruxelles 4 maggio 2016 “10th European Patients’ rights day”
• INFOSALUS.COM (18 Apr. 2016): Los pacientes reivindican los derechos de los ciudadanos en la asistencia sanitaria transfronteriza (ES)
• RITKA ÉS VELESZÜLETETT RENDELLENESÉGGEL ÉLŐK ORSZÁGOS SZÖVETSÉGE (2016): Betegjog (HU)
• Health First Europe (4 March 2016): Improving patients’ rights in the age of the Cross Border Healthcare Directive

2015:

• EU project “ENS4Care”: click here to read  clippings & press articles 
• LILLYPAD (10 June 2015): Europso and the 9th European Patient's Rights Day 12th May 2015
• Health First Europe (18 May 2015): Health First Europe attends the 9th European Patients’ Rights Day
• Health First Europe (8 April 2015): Health First Europe welcomes ACN as a new member

2014:

• THE WORLD BANK (17th May 2014): Innovating Waste Solutions & Celebrating Climate Action
• EU REPORTER (12th May, 2014): Commissioner Borg delivers a message for European Patients’ Rights Day
• UROPA Nu (12 May, 2014): Commissioner Tonio Borg delivers a message to patients on the occasion of European Patients’ Rights Day
• CORRIERE SALENTINO (6 May 2015): A Trepuzzi la VI° edizione di “Dai un calcio al mal di testa” (IT)
• CONNECT4CLIMATE (1st May 2014): Knocking out waste at Cittadinanza in Festa
• ACCIÓN PSORIASIS (22 Apr. 2014): Curso online de psoriasis para pacientes (ES)
• BUENA VISTA (14 April 2014): Heterologous fertilization

2013:

• APRIRE ASSISTENZA PRIMARIA IN RETE - SALUTE A KM 0 (2013): ISTUD Foundation, Vance Cittadinanzattiva, Card, Agenas and Federsanità ANCI promote research to monitor the situation of primary care in Italy
• E-PATIENT DAVE (8 Nov. 2013): Patients In Power conference: European Charter of Patient Rights
• FORUM TERZO SETTORE (1 July 2013): CITTADINANZATTIVA – nominati i nuovi coordinatori del Tribunale per i diritti del malato e della rete europea Active Citizenship Network (IT)
• EESTI PATSIENTIDE ESINDUSÜHING (18th May, 2013): EPAA joined the manifesto on cross-border healthcare for implementation of patients' right to informed choice
• QUOTIDIANO SANITÀ (18 May 2013): Mal di testa. Oggi la V Giornata Nazionale per dare un 'calcio' alle cefalea (IT)
• GOZONEWS (15 May 2013):  10 benefits for EU patients – European Patients’ Rights Day
• Society for Participatory Medicine (8 Nov. 2013): Patients in Power conference in Athens
• AMERICAN ACTIVIST AGENCY (13 March 2013):European Patients’ Rights Day
• EU project “Mobility”: click here to read  clippings & press articles 
• Project “Derechos y Desarrollo” click here to read  clippings & press articles, click here to see the videos (2010-2013)

2012:

• DIETA COMBINATA (26th Nov. 2012): Associazioni Europee in accordo sul dolore
• QUOTIDIANO SANITA' (23rd Nov. 2012): Lotta al dolore. Il problema è europeo. Si muovono le associazioni internazionali
• HOSPITAL PHARMACY EUROPE (24 July 2012): A collaborative approach to reducing drug shortages
• RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (June 2012): ACTIVE CITIZENS NETWORKING
• SOCIETÀ ITALIANA PER LO STUDIO DELLE CEFALEE (19 May 2012): IV GIORNATA NAZIONALE DEL MAL DI TESTA 2012 (IT)
• GOVERNANCE INTERNATIONAL (17 Feb. 2012): Citizens evaluating local services and facilities in Southern Italy
• TELECOMPAPER (30 Jan. 2012): Italian consumer groups want changes to telephone contracts

2011:

• Health First Europe (13 April 2011): HFE attends 5th Annual Patients’ Rights Day: Putting citizens at the centre of EU policy

2010:

• MONDAQ (22 Sept. 2010): Italy: Italian Class Actions Eight Months In: The Driving Forces
• ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT- OBSERVATORY OF PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION (OPSI) (2010): Citizens evaluating local services and facilities in Southern Italy

2009:

• POLITICO (2 Nov 2009):What rights for patients?

2008:

• CRPRC STUDIORUM  (April, 2008): Celebration of the Second European Patients’ Rights Day

2007:

• PARTECIPASALUTE.IT (31 Aug. 2007): I diritti del malato in Europa: indagine di Active Citizenship Network
• ADNKRONOS SALUTE (15 March 2007): Sanità: Tdm, Parlamento Europeo dice sì a Carta Diritti Malato (IT)

2006:

• VITA.IT (29 May 2006): Austria: European Charter of active citizenship

2005:

• HEALTHRIGHTS (2005): How Hospitals in 13 European Countries Match up to Active Citizenship Network's Charter of 14 Patients' Rights
• THE IRISH TIMES (18 Apr. 2005): Patients call for European charter of rights