“Una cum” is a non-governmental organization established to improve the quality of life for people with chronic diseases at a general societal level, serving as a knowledge, support, and innovation platform for patients, caregivers, and professionals. 

The mission of Una Cum is to improve the quality of life of patients living with chronic diseases and assisting their family members by providing them comprehensive support, promoting public awareness and advocating for their rights to create inclusive and person-centred care. 

Activities of the Foundation also include raising awareness on cognitive impairment, sharing innovative social rehabilitation solutions, and reducing stigma in society. 

Una Cum wishes to be the leading non-governmental service provider in Latvia in the field of chronic disease care offering reliable support, education and enhancing policy-based changes in order that people living with chronic and neuro neurodegenerative diseases can live a dignified life. 

Strategic Directions 2025–2028 

The Foundation’s strategy for the next three years foresees the following priorities: 

• Support for people living with dementia – the main focus will be the establishment of a Dementia Resource Centre in Latvia, serving as a knowledge, support, and innovation platform for patients, caregivers, and professionals. 

• Cognitive impairment – special attention will be devoted to addressing cognitive impairment, including when it occurs as a comorbidity of other chronic diseases. 

• Establishment of the Alzheimer’s Association of Latvia – following the example of similar organisations in other EU countries, Una Cum aims to facilitate the creation of a national Alzheimer’s Association to unite patients, families, and professionals, represent their interests, and strengthen public awareness and advocacy at both national and international levels. 

Una Cum provides its services based on following the principles below: 

· Integrity: work with transparency; results are visible and understandable to everyone 

· Respect: respect for people, their needs and the right to have a dignified life 

· Sustainability: promoting solutions that provide a long-term and positive change 

· Innovation: seeking new and creative solutions to tackle complex problems 

· Inclusion: everyone is entitled to receive necessary support, awareness raising is key to reducing stigma 

· Support: practical and emotional assistance to patients and their family members 

· Collaboration: significant change is only possible through close cooperation with patients, their families, care professionals, institutions and partners, building open and trusting relationships. 

JADE Health - as a Joint Action committed to improve care for people living with dementia by fostering early intervention, improving prevention, and to reduce health inequalities and elevate societal awareness against stigma –we are excited to start our future co-operation with Una Cum. 

Empowered by Una Cum as a new stakeholder we carry on driving healthcare advances so as to positively impact dementia patients and their families. Find out more about Una Cum  visit: www.uzlaboatminu.lv  or www.demence.lv  and www.facebook.com/uzlaboatminu  

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