AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCross-border patient care dispute: North Macedonia’s President Iliana Iotova raised the case of Iva Mihaylova with the Council of Europe, saying she has been denied needed medical treatment in Bulgaria due to legal proceedings in Kočani, and urging access to care or a Bulgarian medical consultation. Privacy-aware elder support: On World Patient Safety Day, a European COST Action network (GoodBrother) discussed how cameras and microphones could help older people live independently while protecting privacy, data access, and dignity. Child safety online: UNICEF warned that technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse affects an estimated 20 million children across 21 countries, with social media driving many cases and underreporting likely masking the true scale. School health and wellbeing: Across the Balkans, education and health authorities are pushing measures like lockers, lighter schoolbags, and digital textbooks to reduce the physical strain on pupils, including reported bag-weight concerns in North Macedonia.
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