Campaign to enjoy safe sex and prevent sexually transmitted infections
Sexual health. Posters and leaflets will be handed out at different points around the city in the coming weeks.
More public dental services in the city
Health. Eighteen dental hygienists are to be taken on at eleven primary healthcare centres before the year is out.
A comprehensive municipal support model for drug dependency
Health. The good indicators for the shelter for homeless people with addictions and supervised injection rooms confirm the efficiency of the system.
Alcohol is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug in the city
Health. Alcohol is also the main reason for people starting treatment at support centres for disorders relating to the consumption of psychoactive substances.
First carer cards issued
Social Services. The card is expected to reach as many as 355,000 people who care for others and can benefit from various free services.
Carer Card: a new tool for carers
Social Services. A pioneering initiative in Barcelona, the card offers resources and services to facilitate and recognise this often-invisible task.
Social benefits to guarantee eye health reach three times more people
Health. A new social pricing system enables people referred by social services to purchase glasses and contact lenses at highly reduced prices.
New chat offering free emotional support for young people
Health. The service operates around the clock, every day of the year.
Smoke-free beaches all year round
Health. The goal is to facilitate coexistence and create healthier spaces, with less waste and greater respect towards the environment.
Work under way to extend the Hospital del Mar
Health. An initial stage of roughly two months will see the old buildings demolished, clearing a space of 5,500 square metres, with the hospital continuing to provide healthcare throughout.
