Croatian Association for the promotion of the Patients' Rights
Budget
€70,000
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
1
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
€60,000
Mission & Goals
The Association is founded with the purpose of acting for the common good through the promotion and protection of human rights of users of healthcare services - patients, ie for the purpose of achieving the following goals: • preventing discrimination against patients on any basis; • informing the public about the patients' rights and how they are used in our country and in the world; • providing assistance to citizens in the exercise of their rights as patients; • collecting individual observations about the poorly defined relationships between those who provide, those who provide, those who provide, and those who seek health care; • adopting proposals for legal presumptions that would determine patients' rights, in accordance with the positive regulations of the Republic of Croatia. • promoting the value of diplomatic relations in the field of health: representation and representation of the state; and promoting friendly relations with countries and international organi (...)
EU Legislative Interests
We are included in the work of the European health parliament, and also for European the patient day we are a representative association to representing this important meeting at parliament every year. Also, we are in collaboration and hosted with Croatian MEP members, and our partners Italian MEP members. The main EU legislative of the Croatian Association of the promotion of patient rights is to bring awareness about health policy and law including cross-border healthcare.
Communication Activities
1. Implementation of EUROPEAN CHARTER OF PATIENTS’ RIGHTS 2. Cross-border healthcare Cross-border healthcare and centers of excellence to enhance patients’ rights: access, information, and innovation 27 February 2018 Presentation in the EP : patient Rights in EU Legislation http://www.activecitizenship.net/files/patients_rights/events/cross-border-healthcare-and-centres-of-excellence-to-enhance-patients-rights-access-information-and-innovation/karacic_bruxelless.pdf
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
World medical law association International council of the patient Ombudsman International Chair in Bioethics
Organisation Members
full members 17 with the right to make decision https://pravapacijenata.hr/o-nama/ and 150 additional member private persons, and 22 organizations
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.