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Cáritas Coimbra joined dozens of health research organizations to bring a Position Paper to the European Commission, showing their concern about the impacts of Covid-19 on health research and innovation activities in Europe. The Covid-19 pandemic is having enormous repercussions on the healthcare systems of many countries in the European Union, which raises concerns about […]

Cáritas Coimbra participated as a speaker in the event “Destination: Horizon Europe – From Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe”, dedicated to the future of the Framework Programme for the period 2021-2027.  National Agency for Innovation (ANI) promoted the session, which took place at its premises, in Lisbon, on February 27th. The main objective of the […]

Population ageing is a reality observed in all countries of the European Union (EU), constituting itself as a demographic phenomenon – but also a social, economic, cultural and health one – that imposes new challenges. According to Eurostat[1], in 2018, nearly one fifth of the EU population was aged 65 or more. Within the last […]

Between January 20th and 24th, Cáritas Coimbra was in Pisa, Italy, to participate in the kick-off meeting of Pharaon – a project that aims to create more active and inclusive communities in Europe, favoring a healthier ageing with the support of digital solutions. Cáritas Coimbra was represented by Carina Dantas and Sofia Ortet, from the […]

Cáritas Coimbra was in Vienna, Austria, on January 15th and 16th, as partner in the kick-off meeting of the PlatformUptake.eu project, a coordination and support action to the European Commission for digital platforms to support Active and Healthy Ageing. Ageing presents one of the greatest socioeconomic challenges of the 21st century, with more than 20% […]

For two weeks, from January 9th to 23th, Cáritas Coimbra will be in exchange in the Norwegian city of Trondheim, as part of the Lifebots Exchange project. During this period, Flávia Rodrigues, from the Department of Innovation of Cáritas Coimbra, will be welcomed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) to carry out […]

Cáritas Coimbra was in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on December 9th to 10th, to attend the launch meeting of ValueCare, a new project approved under the H2020 program. ValueCare aims to contribute to the sustainability of the social and health systems in Europe, as well as to the job satisfaction and well-being of professionals working in […]

Cáritas Coimbra is a partner of the Pharaon project, which aims to create more active and inclusive communities in Europe, favouring a healthier ageing with the support of digital solutions. On January 21st and 22nd, Cáritas Coimbra is in Pisa, Italy, for the meeting that will mark the official launch of the project. Carina Dantas […]

Cáritas Coimbra will be in Enschede, the Netherlands, on 27th and 28th November to participate in the 2nd plenary meeting of the SmartWork consortium, a project funded by the European Union, under the H2020 program. Carina Dantas and Sofia Ortet, from the Innovation Department, will represent Cáritas Coimbra. On the first day of the meeting, […]

Cáritas Coimbra was present at the 4th Edition of the Geriatrics Meeting, whose theme was the “Different Perspectives of Active Ageing”. The meeting took place on October 31st, in the Auditorium of the Municipal Library of Penacova. Sofia Ortet, from Cáritas Coimbra’s Innovation Department, participated as a speaker at the Panel that discussed the Past, […]