Over the past year, SIP Portugal has significantly strengthened its role as a national advocacy platform, elevating chronic pain to a higher level of public visibility and political priority. The 2025 SIP Portugal Newsletter provides an overview of the key advocacy,...
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Annual Report for 2025 is now available. The report gives an overview of the activities and impact of the SIP platform in the last year. Among its key achievements: Prevention and NDCs. SIP has made significant progress in advancing...
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) welcomes the inclusion of chronic pain in the European Parliaments’ Report on the EU strategy of persons with disabilities post-2024. The amendments, submitted by the Committee on Public Health (SANT) and suggested by SIP,...
Findings from a European Parliament’s recent public consultation shed light on the biggest challenges women face regarding their health. As a highlight, between 2 and 3 in 4 individuals reported undergoing unnecessary painful procedures when asked about tests and...
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) releases a Join Statement outlining why the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11), is essential for healthcare systems and providing key recommendations for EU and national policymakers to ensure its timely...
The Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) hosted an Advocacy Toolkit Training on 15 October 2025, bringing together representatives from SIP National Platforms, EFIC, Pain Alliance Europe (PAE), and partner organisations. The session focused on strengthening advocacy,...
