Focus
Public visibility
Putting the topic on the agenda, breaking down prejudice and giving patients an audible voice.
Orange Pillar · Awareness
Awa
reness.
The orange pillar stands for visibility, education and public presence. The goal is for cluster headache to be recognised more quickly and better understood in society, the media and the healthcare system.
Focus
Partnerships
Exchange with medical institutions, specialist groups and partner organisations.
Focus
Information work
Clear, easy-to-understand content for patients, relatives and those who spread the word.
Lead Article
What you should know
Austria has its own particular circumstances around diagnosis, therapy and prescriptions. Our detailed blog article explains everything you need to know.
Reference
Medical glossary
Conversations often involve technical terms that are hard to understand. Our medical glossary helps make these expressions from cluster headache therapy easier to grasp.
In Depth · Blog
Articles on the orange pillar
Reports on awareness campaigns, congresses and the societal impact of headache disorders in Austria.
- Awareness Day
Cluster Headache Awareness Day 2024
How the international Awareness Day is marked in Austria – materials, campaigns and who takes part.
Read the article (in German) - Media
Important ORF report on cluster headache
How a TV report on Austrian broadcaster ORF showed a wide audience for the first time what cluster attacks really are.
Read the article (in German) - Advocacy
Presentation at the MHIPAS Summit in Brussels
How Austrian patients made their concerns visible at the European level.
Read the article (in German) - Congress
European Headache Congress – what it means for Austria
Which new findings and demands from the EHC reach patients here.
Read the article (in German) - Basics
What is cluster headache?
A calm introduction for anyone seeking to understand cluster headache for the first time – symptoms, course, diagnosis.
Read the article (in German) - Differentiation
Cluster headache and migraine
Differences, similarities and why telling the two apart determines the right treatment.
Read the article (in German) - Economics
The economic cost of headache disorders
An analysis for Austria: what the condition actually costs society, the social security system and the economy.
Read the article (in German) - Labour market
The impact of headaches on the labour market
Absenteeism, presenteeism and productivity losses – with figures that provide arguments for awareness.
Read the article (in German) - Education
Headaches in the education system
The economic impact on schools and universities – and why awareness work should start early there.
Read the article (in German)