Brain Health

Interested in strengthening your advocacy skills to help raise the voice of brain health? Find out more about the EAN Advocacy Training programme, taking place March-June 2025.

The EAN has published a new e-book, showcasing the aims and achievements of the Brain Health Mission, titled 'Brain Health Mission: The Story So Far'.

Watch a full recording of this special event on ‘Prioritising Brain Health: A Global Imperative for Public Health’, held alongside the G7 Health Ministers Meeting on 8 October, in Ancona, Italy.

Prof. Kailash Bhatia, Professor of Clinical Neurology at the Department of Clinical and Movement Neuroscience of the Institute of Neurology, UCL, Queen Square, London, was voted in as President-Elect of the EAN at the EAN Congress 2024.

This side event, held in Ancona, Italy, alongside the G7 Meeting of Health Ministers, aims to spotlight the critical importance of brain health as a central component of public health strategies for all countries.

Created by the University of Bern for healthcare professionals looking to specialise in an increasingly important field, the CAS in Brain Health offers the knowledge, skills, and network to make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients across the globe.

The European Health Forum Gastein takes place for the first time on 25-27 September under the title Shifting sands of health: Democracy, demographics, digitalisation.

The World Health Organization has produced a new publication titled Improving access to medicines for neurological disorders, addressing the multifaceted barriers to accessing neurological medications and proposing strategic initiatives to overcome these obstacles.

The European Brain Council has been selected to lead the DG Sante Thematic Network, titled “Towards an EU Coordination Plan for the Brain,” under the EU Health Policy Platform.

The goal of our training is to help neurologists strengthen their ability to advocate for and with their patients for brain health at local and national levels.

Prof. Elena Moro officially took on the presidency of Europe’s largest neurology society on Tuesday, 2 July, 2024, the final day of the 10th Annual Congress of the European Academy of Neurology in Helsinki, Finland.

The brain is the epicentre of all our activities, making brain health essential for individuals of all ages. To promote this critical aspect of health, the European Academy of Neurology initiated the Brain Health School Challenge, which has been actively championed in Finland by Neurocenter Finland and the Finnish Neurological Society.

EAN Communications Committee Chair, Matilde Leonardi, talks about the EAN's position in the global push for awareness and advocacy of neurological issues and our role in connecting members, stakeholders, and communities across Europe and beyond.

The European Brain Council (EBC) looks forward to being part of EAN 2024, both in the exhibition area and holding a variety of sessions.

The European Academy of Neurology (EAN) hosted the latest European Brain Health Summit on 7 May, bringing together key international voices to raise awareness of brain health and provide an opportunity for dialogue and collaboration between stakeholders, this time under the title 'From managing neurological disorders to promoting Brain Health in Europe'.