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The challenge of longevity

Assistència Sanitària

The challenge of longevity and the commitment to intergenerational solidarityacional

A conference at the College of Actuaries of Catalonia proposes an intergenerational solidarity tax to prevent older people from being excluded from health insurance.
Cooperatives in Iceland

Cooperatives of the world

The Twilight of Giants: The Peculiar Case of Cooperativism in Iceland

In the heart of Sauðárkrókur, a small town in northern Iceland, time flows at a different pace. There, the Kaupfélag Skagfirðinga (KS) cooperative is not just a company; it is the region's lifeblood. It manages supermarkets, hotels, and processing plants, reminding Icelanders that before becoming a nation of financiers and a tourist paradise, Iceland was, above all, a nation of cooperativists.
New ASISA dental clinic in Dos Hermanas

ASISA

ASISA Dental Continues its Expansion in Andalusia with the Opening of a New Clinic in Dos Hermanas

ASISA Dental has strengthened its presence in Andalusia with the opening of a new clinic in Dos Hermanas (Seville). With this new center, the company moves forward in its commitment to expanding and facilitating access to quality oral healthcare for all patients in the province of Seville.

Technology

Tech cooperatives: The human side of Silicon Valley

While big tech companies carry out waves of mass layoffs despite reporting record profits, a silent movement is redefining the rules of the game in the digital sector. Tech cooperatives propose something radical in Silicon Valley culture: that workers own what they build.
Medical mutuals ranking

Rankings

Assistència Sanitària once again leads physician rankings in a key year for the sector

The Council of Medical Colleges' survey on private medicine professionals ranks Assistència Sanitària as the top-rated entity for the tenth consecutive year. The results reveal a sector satisfied with the autonomy offered by private medicine, yet critical of compensation levels and relationships with other insurers.
Espriu Foundation in Brussels

International

The Espriu Foundation reinforces the role of cooperatives in Europe in Brussels

Brussels hosted a high-level meeting on November 20th that placed the Social Economy at the center of the European debate. Under the title “Cooperatives build a better world”, the dialogue organized by Servimedia at the headquarters of the Euractiv newspaper and with the collaboration of the Bidafarma cooperative, brought together institutional representatives, experts, and business leaders at a key moment for community policies. The general director of the Espriu Foundation, Carlos Zarco, actively participated in the event.
Vyntus ONE at HLA Mediterráneo Hospital

ASISA

HLA Mediterráneo Hospital acquires a new world-leading pulmonary function test system

This new technology enhances the equipment in the Pneumology area which, together with the EBUS for echo bronchoscopy, establishes the HLA Group Hospital in Almería as a leading centre in the field of respiratory disease. With this new equipment, advanced tests can be performed without the need for referrals, improving diagnostic accuracy and offering more convenient, agile and better located care for patients in Almeria.
Rochdale

History of cooperativism

The Rochdale pioneers: the origin of modern cooperativism

The history of cooperatives and social economy cannot be told without mentioning Rochdale (Lancashire, UK). This small industrial town became the centrepoint of a movement that transformed trade and social justice all over the world. The model, born from necessity in 1844, offered a radical alternative to the Industrial Revolution’s unbridled capitalism, laying down the foundations for a more democratic and human way to do business.

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