Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities holds a meeting of a Bureau of a Working group on Active Ageing at UNECE, Geneva. In the bureau there is 10 elected delegates from the Working group from different European countries (Slovenia, Italy, Belarus, France, Israel, Czech Republic, etc.). The topic of the meeting is “Ageing population”.
An interview with Danijela Hlis was published in the April issue of the Australian Journal of Dementia Care. Danijela is of Slovenian nationality, but is living and working in Australia for almost 40 years. She is a vocal advocate of persons with dementia. She gathered her experiences with dementia in a book of poems and
On Tuesday, 8th May 2018, Congress Centre Brdo will hold the First Slovenian conference on informal care, organized by the Slovenian Ministry of Health and Anton Trstenjak Institute. The Conference will be attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labour, Family, Social affairs and Equal Opportunities, NGO representatives, experts from
From April 18th to April 20th 2018 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina held a high level meeting entitled “Dementia in the Region of Western Balkans and adoption of National Strategies / Plans to combat against dementia”. Spomincica – Alzheimer Slovenija was invited to present the Slovenian National Dementia Strategy, procedure of its passing and ways of
At the award ceremony in Brussels on March 21st, Franc Bogovič, a member of the European Parliament, was declared a winner of the MEP Award 2018 in the Research&Innovation category for his project “Smart rural areas in the 21st Century”. “Smart Villages” are aimed at implementing successful practices by combining numerous European policies, from
Today we organized the first training and get-together for “Dementia Friendly Spots” trainers. In the future Dementia Friendly Spots will be opening in department stores, banks, post offices, police stations etc, which will help form a true Dementia Friendly Society. Lecturers at today’s meeting included representatives of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of
Ljubljana: Green oasis in Slovenia and SE Europe The European Green Capital is an initiative of the European Commission. The aim of the initiative is to recognise and reward local efforts to improve the environment, economy and quality of life in cities. 2016 – LjubljanaGreen Cities Fit for Life 2016 – Ljubljana Ljubljana is the