1. The World Health Organization celebrates the seventy-fifth anniversary of its founding, and on this occasion it recalled the achievements made over these 75 years, in which science and research were great allies for improving health.
With regard to clinical research in Portugal, in 2019 a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers was released and three main difficulties were identified: under-valuation of clinical research, difficulty in hiring human resources, and insufficient literacy of the population.
In general, all hospitals face an ever-evolving day-to-day business that sucks up budgets. This makes investment in research difficult, and as such, alternative solutions must be advocated.
The 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals provides, among others, support for research and development in the field of vaccines and medicines for communicable and non-communicable diseases, mainly affecting developing countries, to provide access to essential medicines and vaccines at affordable prices; Ending the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combating hepatitis.
The European Union, in 2021, introduced the priorities of the European Research Area (ERA) and the Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe, the main pillar of which is research funding. Until 2027, a budget of 95.5 billion euros has been set.
Highlight the important role of the Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro (LPCC) which recently announced, in collaboration with the Agency for Clinical Research and Biomedical Innovation (AICIB), 8 grants for clinical research in primary care oncology. Submissions are open until May 31, 2023. Projects dedicated to one or more of the following objectives will be eligible:
- health promotion and primary prevention of disease, in particular through the promotion and education of healthy lifestyles;
- health promotion and secondary prevention of disease, in particular by promoting early diagnosis;
- lower rates of mortality and morbidity from cancer;
- Improving the quality of life and care provided to patients.
two. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization, on World Health Day, which falls on 7 April, the theme for 2023 is “Health for All”.
Primary health care plays an important role in promoting health and preventing primary diseases, the foundation of health systems. It is up to the citizen to adopt healthy lifestyles to share this challenge on a global scale.
The video that refers to the celebrations. Promulgated by the World Health Organization, it deserves special attention because of the necessary thinking we must do about what we have and the paths we must take in the context of what exists on a global scale.
https://www.who.int/campaigns/75-years-of-improving-public-health#
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