We are pleased to announce that CANCERLESS has been awarded in the category of Integrated Health Promotion and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programmes of the II Community Health Award. This recognition highlights the significant impact of our project in improving access to health services for homeless people. CANCERLESS focuses on developing care processes that facilitate…
The CANCERLESS project is coming to an end, and it is coming to an end during the European Week Against Cancer, which highlights the importance of addressing disparities in cancer care, especially for underserved populations such as People Experiencing Homelessness (PEH). Cancer-related mortality is twice as high for PEHs compared to the general population, due to…
In the public health policy arena, transformative change is underway to address the health care disparities faced by vulnerable populations, particularly people experiencing homelessness (PEH). The urgent call to action outlined in recent policy recommendations highlights key pathways for policy, service and societal changes to improve the accessibility and quality of cancer care for marginalised…
Date: March 19, 2024 Time: 16:00-18:00 CET Location: Room 6Q1, European Parliament, Brussels Hosted by: Mr. Stelios Kympouropoulos, Member of the European Parliament, European People’s Party, New Democracy (Greece) Organiser: FEANTSA (European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless) Speakers: Mr. Stelios Kympouropoulos – MEP, European People’s Party, New Democracy (Greece), Mr. Freek Spinnewijn…
Improving Access to Cancer Screening and Prevention among People Experiencing Homelessness. 📅 Tuesday, March 19th ⏰16:00 – 18:00 CET 📍Room 6Q1 European Parliament (Brussels) This meeting is organised by FEANTSA in collaboration with Mr. Stelios Kympouropoulos, Member of the European Parliament, European People’s Party, New Democracy (Greece). The objective of this meeting is…
In a review published in The Lancet Public Health our project partners from the Center for Public Health at the Medical University of Vienna and The International Foundation for Integrated Care, outline the current state of knowledge on cancer risk factors among people experiencing homelessness and the barriers and facilitators for accessing cancer prevention among…
OECD’s 2024 High-Level Policy Forum, Paris France On January 22nd, our colleague Irfan Lone from FEANTSA, represented the Cancerless Project at the OECD High-Level Policy Forum on the Future of People-Centred Health Innovation, held in Paris. This significant event brought together an extensive array of stakeholders and policymakers from OECD member states, candidate member states,…