Italy Our Work Over U.S Work with us Access to treatment #Access to Health 1 in 5 families renounces treatment for economic reasons Access to health is often associated, in common perception, with developing countries. Today, however, it is a reality that also closely affects Italy. Few Italians are aware of the problem and are able to make a difference, with health choices that combine quality and sustainability Impossibility or, at least, difficulties: one in five families in Italy cannot afford treatment , according to the findings of the Banco Farmaceutico Foundation . A theme, that of access to health , which in the common perception has often been relegated to an emergency more specific to developing countries and which, on the other hand, is unfortunately a reality in our country today. Trends such as the aging of the population, the increase in chronic conditions and the erosion of allocations for social and welfare policies risk seriously questioning the sustainability of the Health System and the possibility for everyone to have access to the necessary treatments, when he needs it. Starting from a survey conducted in collaboration with Ipsos, to gather useful insights for the development of the messages of the initiative, a very low perception of the problem emerges : 64% of the Italians interviewed declared that they had never heard of "access to health " . Yet, among these, more than half have a high level of education (58%) , while for those with a medium-low education the percentage reaches almost 67% . Invited to deepen their opinion, a widespread acceptance emerges in considering access to health a universal right (67%) , which must be guaranteed by the National Health Systemin collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry (50%) . On the other hand, very few ( 21% ) are those who recognize that they can play an active role even in the first person. Hence the Sandoz institutional campaign that focuses on the value of health and the importance of promoting access to it through collective and individual choices capable of combining quality and sustainability. The "#AccessoAllaSalute" campaign is led by the ad " Life is made up of small pleasures, when there is health" . References Bancofarmaceutico.org. 2017 Report Donate to Heal. Health poverty and drug donation http://www.bancofarmaceutico.org/default.asp?id=367&id_n=2220&pagina=1 Ipsos per Sandoz, survey carried out on a sample of 1,000 interviewees, representative of the Italian population by age, gender and geographical area of residence (October 2018). AIFA "According to Position Paper on Biosimilar Drugs", 27 March 2018: http://www.agenziafarmaco.gov.it/sites/default/files/2_Position-Paper-AIFA-Farmaci-Biosimilari.pdf Share Press Save Related links Product Portfolio Making Access Happen Sandoz HACk - Healthcare Access Challenge Innovation and Quality HomeAccess to treatment Sandoz Italy Our Work Over U.S Work with us Access to treatment Locations Contact us Follow us on Sandoz websites © 2021 Sandoz Italy This site is intended for users residing in Italy Contact us Legal Notices Privacy Model pursuant to 231/01 Cookie settings Your privacy is important to us. We use cookies to improve your experience when you visit our websites: performance cookies show us how you use this website, functional cookies remember your preferences, and targeting cookies help us share content that is relevant to you. Select "Accept all" to give your consent to all cookies, select "Cookie settings" to manage the different cookies or select "Reject" to use only strictly necessary cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time by pressing the cookie settings link on the website. Cookie settings Reject all Accept everyone