PAREA endorses EBC’s Joint Statement “Towards an EU Coordination Plan for the Brain”

In the context of the official launch of its EU Health Policy Platform Thematic Network, the European Brain Council (EBC) has released its final Joint Statement “Towards an EU Coordination Plan for the Brain”, endorsed by several partner organisations, including PAREA. 

This document, shaped by insights gathered from two webinars and a public consultation with stakeholders across the brain health community, outlines the need and vision for EU coordinated action on brain health. 

The Joint Statement highlights the growing burden of brain conditions - both neurological and mental - as well as the broader importance of brain health in sustaining healthy societies and economies. It identifies challenges posed, namely, by insufficient or fragmented policy and research efforts and limited resources, and calls for enhanced multidisciplinary coordination embedded in policies and for the leveraging of existing initiatives in the area, such as the European Partnership for Brain Health. 

We are proud to join this collective call to action supporting brain health as a priority of EU health and research policies.