OCTOBER 15 – EUROPEAN PAIN AWARENESS DAY

European Pain Awareness Day is celebrated in October. This commemorates the
European Declaration of Chronic Pain as a Disease in its own right been endorsed in
2001. This year, the theme of the day is the prevention of chronic pain. On that
occasion, on October 16, the European Parliament in Brussels will host an event – a
discussion initiated by the European Pain Federation, in which former European Health
Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis will participate, among other parliamentary leaders
and guests. The platform "Social Impact of Pain" submitted the document for this event
and expects significant decisions from the leaders of the European Union.

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