Across Europe and beyond, demographic ageing, rising prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), multimorbidity, and increasing disability are driving sustained growth in demand for long-term care (LTC). Health systems designed around acute, episodic care are under increasing pressure to adapt to chronic, complex, and home-based care needs.
Long-term care encompassing health, personal, and social services for individuals experiencing loss of intrinsic capacity is now a defining determinant of health system resilience, fiscal sustainability, and social cohesion. Yet in many countries, LTC systems remain fragmented between health and social sectors, underfinanced, workforce-constrained, and insufficiently integrated into broader health reform agendas.
Strengthening integrated long-term care directly contributes to:
The objective is to raise awareness about the growing prevalence and impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases in the EECA region and to promote the development and implementation of integrated care models that ensure continuity of care across different levels of the health and social care system This includes highlighting epidemiological data, health system challenges, and socio-economic consequences and life course approach. The event also seeks to bring together medical specialists, public health experts, academics, donors, and decision-makers from the health and social care sectors from different countries. Their participation will enable peer learning from international best practices, successful national reforms, and person-centred approaches that address both medical and social needs of individuals living with LTC.
The dialogue aims to:
| 09.00 | Opening Statement |
| 09.30 | Integrated Home-Based Care in Ukraine: Needs, Gaps, and System Implications |
| 09.50 | Presentation: NCD/Long-term care in emergency settings, building back better – the way forward for Ukraine |
| 10.20 | Presentation: World Bank. 2025. From reform to resilience: Advancing NCD care in Ukraine |
| 10.40 | Presentation: Non-Communicable Diseases in Ukraine: Challenges, Continuity, and Recovery During War. Role of Ukraine Public Health |
| 11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.15 | Presentation: Project. Achievements and bottlenecks in the roll-out of home care services for improvedNCD control in Albania |
| 11:35 | Presentation: Healthy Life Project: Multisectoral approaches to reducing the burden of NCDs in the Republic of Moldova |
| 11.55 | Prevention Today, Healthier Futures Tomorrow: Schools at the Frontline of Reducing NCDs and Long-Term Health Care Needs |
| 12.15 | Panel discussion: Long-Term Care Ecosystem: Governance, Financing and Accountability |
| 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.45 | Presentation: Integrated Health Services project -Self-management of diabetes and hypertension – building confidence among patients and caregivers in Kosovo |
| 15.05 | Presentation: Long-Term Care: Ukraine and wider Eastern Europe and Central Asia: regional trends, challenges and ways forward |
| 15.25 | Presentation: From Home-Based Services to an Integrated Care Ecosystem |
| 15.45 | Presentation: School for people in needs of Long-Term Care experience from other countries |
| 16.05 | Networking time |
Registration is free but mandatory
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