Public health and environmental considerations
Goals and Objectives
The dramatic changes that have taken place in the past decade in Central and Eastern Europe, have caused the large inequalities in health to grow even bigger, not only between but also within the countries in the region. This statement can be well backed up with the national health statistics, which “give a stark illustration of the effect of economic crisis and widespread pollution on the health of whole populations are reveal a growing health divide”.
The main focus of interest of this program area is the analysis of the existing conditions in the health sector in the countries of South Eastern Europe and the common health and social policies of the European Union, evaluation of the health care and health insurance mechanisms, proposing recommendations for improvement and of the public health system and for harmonization of the health legislation, as well as communication of the findings and advocacy for their successful implementation.
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Poverty reduction and Social Inclusion
Goals and Objectives
Poverty is a call to action - for the poor and the wealthy alike - a call to change
the world so that many more may have enough to eat, adequate shelter,
access to education and health, protection from violence, and a voice in what
happens in their communities.
With the reduction of poverty in the Republic of Macedonia as a primary goal,
this program area focuses on defining, measuring and studying the poverty,
analysing the mechanisms and systems for alleviation of poverty, proposing
recommendations and solutions and communicating them to the stakeholders
and governmental decision makers.
A part of this program area is also focusing on identification of the
rights and needs of the marginalized and socially excluded population groups in
the society, as well as in the public awareness raising campaigns. Our strategic
goals include development and advocacy for model-policies for the promotion
and integration of the marginalized and socially excluded groups in the society,
as one of priority areas and obligations in processes of European Integration.
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New Technologies and Society
Goals and Objectives
New Technologies and Society program area aims to introduce the terms, theories and
issues emerging from the complex relationship between the contemporary
media and the society. Subject of interest of this sector also is the third wave
of technological changes and the technology - society relations.
Social, political, legal and cultural implications of the Internet ranging from
online communities to the new economy and e-governance are analysed as
well, through application of its functions in personal, group, mass, social and
global communication context. With the latest, the crucial influence of
computer mediated communication on the process of globalization is explored,
including the rise of the cultural/language imperialism.
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