One Health:
Social

Sanitas’ social dimension is built around prevention and expanding access to high-quality healthcare services. Through digital innovation, the promotion of education and research, and the continuous strengthening of clinical excellence, the company is consolidating a more inclusive, responsible and sustainable model of care.

Seguros

Sanitas offers a range of products designed to meet identified needs as part of an initiative aimed at improving access to private health insurance. The aim is to make healthcare services available to as many people as possible through products tailored to the needs of specific groups.

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Seguros

Sanitas Inclusivo

Since 2024, Sanitas has offered Sanitas Inclusivo, a product developed in collaboration with the insurance broker ILUNION Correduría de Seguros. With an affordable premium and no commercial margin for the company, this health insurance product covers day-to-day outpatient healthcare needs.

Sanitas Inclusivo is an accessible health insurance product designed for people with any type of disability of more than 33%, removing many of the barriers commonly associated with this type of insurance. It does not require a pre-contract health questionnaire and does not apply exclusions for pre-existing conditions, making its preventive services more accessible. Nor does it impose either a maximum entry age or a maximum age limit for remaining insured.

The product also includes services that promote support and independence, such as video consultations, home delivery of medication and transport to and from medical appointments. It also includes the digital services available through the Blua ecosystem, expanding the range of care and follow-up options available to customers. Sanitas Inclusivo is marketed through ILUNION Correduría de Seguros and Sanitas offices.

The collaboration with ILUNION also supports the continuous improvement of digital channels and Sanitas’ own medical and dental centres to enhance accessibility and the user experience.

Supercuidadores Award

In 2025, the Spanish Council for the Defence of Disability and Dependency (CEDDD) recognised Sanitas Inclusivo with the Supercuidadores Award for being the first health insurance product fully adapted to the needs of people with disabilities.

The award, presented jointly to Sanitas and ILUNION Correduría de Seguros, recognises individuals and organisations for their work and for promoting initiatives that improve the quality of life of older people and those living with illness, disability or dependency.

Sanitas Accesible

Available since 2006, this hospital and outpatient health insurance product is designed to meet the healthcare needs of people with acquired spinal cord injuries, people with Down syndrome, and athletes on the Spanish Paralympic Team.

It provides access to Sanitas’ general medical network and includes a network of centres designated as part of its accessible medical network, offering physically adapted facilities, specialised equipment and professionals trained to meet the needs of people with disabilities.

The policy covers 100% of the cost of the services included, ensuring full access to the healthcare covered without additional out-of-pocket expenses.

Policyholders also have access to a range of preventive medicine programmes focused on early detection and health promotion, including breast and cervical cancer screening, coronary risk assessment and colorectal cancer screening.

The insurance also includes dedicated support programmes for key stages of life, such as childbirth preparation and child health programmes, providing guidance and follow-up both before birth and during the early years of life.

Sanitas Inclusivo, Sanitas Accesible and Fundación del Lesionado Medular

Sanitas Inclusivo and Sanitas Accesible reinforce the company’s commitment to inclusion and access to healthcare for people with disabilities. In 2025, the agreement with Fundación del Lesionado Medular (Spinal Cord Injury Foundation) expanded this coverage by incorporating the medical and care services provided at the Foundation’s medical centre in Madrid. Through this agreement, policyholders have access to a centre equipped with specialised facilities and technical resources designed to provide comprehensive care for people with spinal cord injuries.

Sanitas Único

Sanitas Único is a preventive outpatient health insurance product designed for people over the age of 60. It provides access to healthcare with no upper age limit for enrolment, no health questionnaire and immediate access to most services.

The policy provides access to primary care and specialist consultations, as well as both basic and advanced diagnostic tests, including MRI scans, CT scans and ultrasound examinations. It also includes basic therapeutic treatments and essential dental cover, enabling customers to meet their most common healthcare needs through a single product.

Digital services are also included, such as video consultations with specialists, 24-hour medical assistance and health programmes designed to support wellbeing in later life, covering areas such as nutrition, mental health and healthy ageing.

These are complemented by home-based services, including medication delivery, care assistant support, physiotherapy, podiatry, hairdressing and transport to and from medical appointments. The policy also provides access to the Sanitas Mayores service, which includes a personalised care plan developed by a specialist advisor, guidance on selecting home care services, and discounts on care homes and day centres.

Hospitales

Sanitas Hospitales actively participated in a range of social initiatives aimed at improving access to healthcare for vulnerable groups and reinforcing its commitment to the communities where it operates.

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Hospitales

During the year, it collaborated with key organisations including CEAR, Spanish Red Cross, Recover Foundation, Down Spain and Cesare Scariolo Foundation, supporting initiatives designed to help people in situations of particular need. As part of its ongoing social engagement initiatives, Sanitas Hospitales has continued to strengthen its commitment to workplace inclusion through the long-term hiring of three professionals from Oxiria Foundation, who have joined the teams at its La Zarzuela, La Moraleja and Virgen del Mar University Hospitals in Madrid.

Dental

Sanitas offers a range of services aimed at improving oral health, not only for its customers but also for a range of specific groups.

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Dental

Smiles for everyone

Sanitas Dental’s commitment to inclusion and social impact is reflected in initiatives designed to improve oral health and promote access to healthcare for vulnerable groups.

Working in collaboration with Down Spain, the company delivered oral hygiene awareness workshops for people with disabilities. In addition, together with Spanish Red Cross, it organised educational sessions for people at risk of social exclusion in cities across Spain. Overall, more than 400 people benefited from these initiatives, which involved the participation of 22 Sanitas Dental volunteers.

Free dental care for refugees

In 2025, Sanitas Dental continued to provide free dental check-ups and treatment for refugees in Madrid and Valencia.

Inclusive employment

Through collaborations with social organisations including Down Spain, Oxiria, Railes and Aprodisca, Sanitas Dental recruited 22 people with intellectual disabilities between 2024 and 2025.

Mayores

In 2025, Sanitas developed a range of initiatives to support older people and those who care for them. In collaboration with Betel Association, Sanitas donated unused furniture to be refurbished and reused by people at risk of social exclusion.

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Mayores

In addition, three educational webinars were delivered for family carers, covering health-related topics and practical aspects of care to provide guidance and support for those caring for relatives at home.

Alongside these initiatives, digital information and support resources were also made available, offering practical advice and useful tools for carers of older people in general, and particularly for those caring for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The aim is to help them provide the best possible care without neglecting their own emotional wellbeing and personal health.

Towards more human-centred care

Sanitas’ commitment to humanising healthcare is reflected in the development of services designed to improve the patient experience and tailor care to individual needs. These include initiatives such as hospital-at-home care, post-surgery video consultations and an open-door ICU policy with flexible visiting hours for caregivers.

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Towards more human-centred care

Digital tools also provide access to useful information, such as waiting times in Accident & Emergency (A&E). Initiatives such as the SueñON Project and corporate pain management strategies have also contributed to the continuous improvement of quality of care.

People-centred care

Sanitas is committed to achieving the best outcomes for every patient, and personalised and individualised care is at the heart of this commitment.

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People-centred care

Women’s health and maternity

Sanitas promotes a comprehensive model of care that protects women’s health at every stage of life. In maternity care, the mother’s wishes are prioritised within low-intervention childbirth programmes to ensure maternal and fetal safety while keeping medical intervention to a minimum.

Sanitas La Zarzuela University Hospital, Sanitas La Moraleja University Hospital and Hospital Sanitas CIMA are accredited by the Initiative for the Humanisation of Birth and Breastfeeding Care (IHAN). recognising excellence in humanised maternity and breastfeeding care.

Sanitas also provides emotional support throughout pregnancy to enable the early identification of potential risks of depression and ensure care tailored to each woman’s needs.

In breast care, La Zarzuela University Hospital offers the CARUM Programme (High-Resolution Breast Unit Consultation), enabling diagnosis within approximately 24 hours to provide greater diagnostic accuracy and peace of mind for patients.

Paediatric care

For children, Sanitas has developed initiatives aimed at reducing the emotional impact of medical procedures on both children and their families. The programme ‘Where Heroes Live’ combines play therapy and personalised stories to help children prepare for surgery.

As part of its ‘Pain-Free Child’ quality and patient safety programme, Sanitas La Moraleja University Hospital has introduced specific initiatives in its Paediatric Wards, Intensive Care Unit and Paediatric Emergency Department. Hospital Sanitas CIMA in Barcelona also has specialist teams in complex paediatric surgery and a wide range of paediatric subspecialties. In addition, a dedicated anticipatory visual support protocol has been introduced for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), adapting care pathways, facilities and professional support to meet their specific needs.

Care for older people

Personalised care for older people is a cornerstone of the Sanitas Mayores care model, integrating wellbeing, comfort and quality of life into the design of its services and care environments. The older adult support service enables patients to be accompanied throughout their stay while continuing to promote their independence at all times.

Spaces that care

Natural light, clean air and comfortable surroundings are key features of Sanitas centres. These features are supported by measures such as noise and light pollution control, thermal comfort management, clearly signposted circulation routes to facilitate movement around hospitals, enhanced safety, and restraint-free environments. These measures help improve the experience of patients and healthcare professionals and have earned Sanitas Hospitales ISO 170001 certification for accessibility across its buildings and infrastructure.

Raising and spreading health awareness

Innovative initiatives and programmes designed to promote health, prevent disease, and provide access to information and resources that encourage healthy lifestyles.

Sanitas Hospitales Research Foundation

During 2025, the Sanitas Hospitals Research Foundation strengthened its commitment to generating clinically relevant knowledge and driving innovation in healthcare through collaboration agreements with 19 universities.

Among its main achievements, the Foundation launched research activities at the Valdebebas Clinical Trials Unit with the start of its first clinical trial, strengthening the centre’s capacity to undertake projects of greater scientific and clinical complexity. A total of 106 research projects were managed during the year. Of these, 45 remain active across Sanitas hospitals, including 18 clinical trials.

At the same time, methodological and operational support was provided for a further 61 studies, including observational studies, biomedical research projects and doctoral theses.

In addition, the Sanitas Hospitals Research Foundation, in collaboration with Jiménez Díaz Foundation, was selected to participate in the PETHEMA Foundation’s competitive GRANT-HEMA 2025 programme to develop a collaborative haematology study on the prevalence of germline mutations associated with myeloid neoplasms.

The Sanitas Hospitals Research Foundation also signed two new framework agreements with the pharmaceutical companies AMGEN and SANOFI to develop joint research projects.

Data4Good

Sanitas Data4Good is the initiative through which Sanitas makes data analysis and data sharing available for the benefit of society. Through Open Data projects, the programme supports health research, facilitates the identification of relevant trends, and contributes to scientific progress through robust evidence.

In 2025, Data4Good continued to provide the scientific community with access to its two data collections for research purposes.

Health portals

Providing access to reliable health information and high-quality resources forms part of Sanitas’ commitment to society. Through a range of health portals, the company shares expert knowledge and practical content focused on prevention, wellbeing and improving quality of life.

Cuidar bien

A YouTube channel designed for people caring for patients with dementia, where practical knowledge and experiences are shared. In addition, throughout 2025 Sanitas Mayores continued to offer its Facebook workshop series Charlando sobre… (‘Talking About…’) externally, covering topics of interest for relatives and professionals caring for older people.

Biblioteca de la salud and Tus dudas de salud

These platforms are designed to answer common questions about health and wellbeing, providing practical information and advice on a wide range of health topics in a clear and accessible way. Content is developed with the participation of specialists from different medical fields to ensure that information is both reliable and easy to understand.

Healthy Cities: One Health in action

On its tenth anniversary, the Healthy Cities by Sanitas programme continued to take further steps for the health of people and the planet. The initiative features an annual challenge that promotes physical activity and more sustainable mobility: walking 6,000 steps a day from 1 May to 30 June and avoiding the use of a private vehicle at least one day a week. Participants record their steps through a mobile app, and once the challenge is completed, Sanitas converts those steps into funding that is donated to cities for planting trees in urban environments.

Yolanda Erburu

We work to create healthy and accessible urban environments, where green infrastructure in urban and peri-urban areas plays a key role in strategies to prevent disease and improve people's health. Working together with institutions and partners enables us to promote more sustainable urban planning and architecture, as well as more inclusive social initiatives.

Yolanda Erburu

Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer, Sanitas & Bupa Europe & Latin America, and Vice-Chair of Fundación Sanitas

10th

edition

+22,600

participants

+230

companies

€600,000 +

donated to urban green space regeneration projects in partnership with local authorities and NGOs

11 cities

with new green spaces

1 wetland

restored in collaboration with WWF Spain

The power of collaboration

Collaboration between public and private organisations strengthens the reach and impact of this programme to help create a better world.

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The power of collaboration

As a result, the programme brings together an increasing number of companies each year to take part in the 6,000 steps challenge, reflecting the high level of engagement among their employees. It is also supported by the Spanish Heart Foundation, the Spanish Olympic Committee, the Spanish Paralympic Committee, Real Madrid Football Club and the Norman Foster Foundation. In recent years, WWF Spain and the Jane Goodall Institute Spain have also joined the initiative as institutional partners.

Healthy Cities manifesto

Companies participating in Healthy Cities share the One Health perspective that underpins the initiative, recognising the close relationship between people’s health and the health of the environment in which they live.

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Healthy Cities manifesto

Under this approach, all participating companies endorse the Healthy Cities manifesto, which is built around the following principles:

Promoting businesses as drivers of change.
Developing sustainable, healthy and accessible infrastructure.
Encouraging sustainable and healthy mobility.
Advancing towards a circular economy.
Protecting biodiversity and our natural heritage to promote wellbeing.
Strengthening collaboration between social stakeholders.

Healthy Cities App: individual health with collective impact

To monitor participants’ progress in the Healthy Cities Challenge, the initiative provides an app where users can record their physical activity, follow collective challenges and maintain an active and sustainable lifestyle.

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Healthy Cities App: individual health with collective impact

Participants who complete the challenge of walking 6,000 steps every day for two months help transform their efforts into trees donated to Spanish cities to support the creation of new green spaces. The aim is for each participant to see how individual action can have a positive impact on both personal health and the environment. The app encourages participation regardless of physical ability and reinforces Sanitas’ commitment to people’s health.

The app is free of charge and available to all adults in Spain.

Community: transforming cities

Healthy cities, healthy people

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Cities generate 70% of global emissions and are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Factors such as air pollution, extreme heat, limited access to green spaces, and the lack of sustainable mobility plans have a negative impact on people’s health. Contributing to more sustainable, accessible, and healthier cities can therefore improve both quality of life and public health.

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Healthy cities, healthy people

This is the principle that drives Sanitas to contribute to the protection and enhancement of urban environments through its Healthy Cities programme. Its ultimate goal is to create green spaces that serve as places of wellbeing, climate refuges, and hubs for social interaction, leisure, and sport, ultimately generating positive benefits for people’s physical and mental health.

As part of the tenth edition of Healthy Cities, Sanitas allocated more than €600,000 to reforestation and urban regeneration projects in several Spanish cities. The company also funded the restoration of the Las Islillas wetland in Madrid in partnership with WWF Spain, as well as a biodiversity conservation initiative in Senegal in collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute Spain.

Healthy Cities spaces: urban biodiversity awards

In 2025, the second edition of Healthy Cities Spaces was held, a Sanitas initiative designed to encourage local authorities to develop urban regeneration, biodiversity and environmental health projects through grant funding.

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Healthy Cities spaces: urban biodiversity awards

The cities receiving funding were selected with the participation of people who completed the 6,000 steps challenge, together with a panel of experts in health, sport, sustainable urban planning and biodiversity.

Among all the applications received, three cities were awarded grants of €70,000, three received runner-up grants of €40,000, and one received special recognition.

The funding supported urban planting and regeneration projects in:

Granada: restoration of urban corridors through the planting of trees and shrubs to increase shade and encourage walking and cycling.
Seville: replacement of trees in historic parks such as Parque Amate.

Murcia: transformation of urban spaces through the planting of olive and plane trees to reduce excessive concrete surfaces.
Cartagena: planting of shade-producing species, including jacarandas and cypress trees, in areas with high sun exposure.
Valladolid: enhancement of Mediodía and Los Almendros public parks to promote biodiversity.
Zaragoza: development of a new peri-urban park and tree planting in the Taifa de Saraqusta Garden.
Onda: creation of a new tree-lined area next to the Alzheimer Day Centre, designed to provide a place for rest and contact with nature.

Urban regeneration projects

In addition to the cities recognised through the Healthy Cities spaces initiative, Sanitas has also supported the creation of green spaces in other cities thanks to participants’ involvement in the 6,000 steps challenge.

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Urban regeneration projects

These are cities that joined the challenge collectively by organising large community walks to accumulate steps that are later converted into trees. As a result, new green spaces have been created in:

Madrid

Sanitas and Madrid City Council have reforested more than 32,000 m² in the Valdebebas district. The project has created a new green space equivalent in size to Blua Sanitas Valdebebas Hospital. The area includes native species such as pines, olive trees, holm oaks, gall oaks and terebinths, contributing to a healthier urban environment.

This initiative represents the largest tree donation made by Sanitas to date in terms of the number of trees planted. It also builds on the company’s ongoing contribution to Madrid’s Metropolitan Forest, the green belt that will eventually surround the city with more than 75 kilometres of wooded areas. In addition, Sanitas continues to care for and maintain sites reforested in previous years, including those in the O’Donnell area (in collaboration with Juan XXIII Foundation) and in Butarque (in collaboration with Bosques Sostenibles).

Barcelona

Sanitas has collaborated with Barcelona City Council on a tree-planting project in Plaça Gaudí and on Carrer Nau de Santa Maria, in the Les Corts district, with the aim of strengthening the city’s green infrastructure, encouraging physical activity and contributing to urban health.

Valencia

Sanitas continues to work with the Valencia City Council through the donation of trees across several densely populated districts of the city. The initiative aims to benefit as many residents as possible while increasing shaded areas to help mitigate rising temperatures.

Bilbao

In 2025, Sanitas funded a Bilbao City Council project to plant native tree species in the Masustegi, Monte Caramelo and Basurto neighbourhoods. The initiative aims to improve air quality in an area close to the motorway and provide local residents with better access to green spaces.

Restoring damaged peri-urban ecosystems

In addition to working with cities, Sanitas supports initiatives to restore forests and threatened ecosystems across Spain. To achieve this, it works in partnership with leading NGOs such as WWF Spain and the Jane Goodall Institute Spain.

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Restoring damaged peri-urban ecosystems

Restoration of the Las Islillas Wetland

In 2023, Sanitas took a further step in its ecosystem restoration work by launching, together with WWF Spain, a three-year project to restore the Las Islillas wetland in Mejorada del Campo, within Madrid’s Regional Park of the Southeast. The initiative aims to restore the health of this ecosystem, enhance its capacity to capture CO₂, support native and migratory biodiversity, and provide a natural recreational space for more than 60,000 local residents, thereby helping to conserve wetlands as ecosystems that are essential to environmental balance.

Between 2024 and 2025, work was carried out to redefine the lagoons, remove excess vegetation and expand the water surface, creating habitats that encourage the presence of migratory birds.

In forested areas, work is under way to reduce the density of pine forests by removing unhealthy trees, thereby reducing the risk of wildfires and promoting their healthy development. Enrichment planting with native species such as ash, willow, tamarisk and elm is also under way to restore the area and strengthen biodiversity.

Reforestation of Large Natural Areas

For the fourth consecutive year, Sanitas has continued its partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute through its Reforestation and Agroforestry Sustainability Programme in the Kédougou region of Senegal. This initiative helps to preserve the habitat of Senegal’s critically endangered chimpanzees by protecting biodiversity, increasing forest cover, mitigating climate change and supporting local communities to achieve greater food sovereignty and environmental resilience.

Healthy Cities Monitor

As part of the Healthy Cities programme, Sanitas launched the Healthy Cities monitor in 2025, a study developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda and presented to organisations, local authorities and community representatives. It has two main objectives:

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Healthy Cities Monitor

1. To analyse municipal policies relating to environmental factors that have an impact on health (green spaces, water, mobility and temperature).

The study reviews practices across Spain’s 52 provincial capitals, enabling local authorities to benchmark their performance, learn from successful initiatives elsewhere and identify opportunities to create healthier urban environments.

2. To assess citizens’ perceptions of environmental policies in their municipalities and their impact on health (6,800 surveys conducted across Spain’s 17 autonomous communities).

This information helps local authorities better understand citizens’ priorities, assess how their policies are perceived and anticipate needs and expectations that directly influence quality of life and public acceptance of environmental policies.

The findings of the Monitor provide local governments with a comprehensive picture of which policies are delivering the strongest results, where further improvements are needed and how these efforts are perceived by citizens. This enables municipalities to make evidence-based decisions, design more effective policies and strengthen the initiatives most valued by their communities.

Investing in science to protect health and the environment

Protecting health and the environment requires science and evidence-based decision-making. For this reason, Sanitas supports the generation of scientific knowledge from a One Health perspective in collaboration with academic and scientific institutions. This makes it possible to better understand how urban environments, environmental quality and city design affect health, and to translate this evidence into practical action.

Sanitas Chair in Health and the Environment – BIOMA Institute, University of Navarra

Through the Sanitas Chair in Health and the Environment at the Institute of Biodiversity and Environment (BIOMA), University of Navarra, Sanitas promotes the generation and dissemination of scientific knowledge based on the One Health approach, which recognises the close relationship between people’s health and the environment. In 2025, the Chair published the study The Influence of the Urban Environment on People’s Health, reviewing the scientific evidence on the impact of urban environmental factors on morbidity and mortality in Spain and the protective role of urban regeneration.

Using the Harmony Index (Health and Risk Monitoring of Urban Environments), developed by the Chair to integrate multiple environmental factors, the research estimates that the combined effects of air pollution, extreme temperatures, insufficient green spaces and unsustainable urban mobility contribute to the morbidity and mortality of approximately 28,200 people in Spain each year.

This collaboration is also advancing research into enhancing comfort of patients and visitors in Sanitas hospitals. The creation of a digital twin of a Sanitas hospital enables variables such as temperature, humidity and air quality to be analysed alongside patient health outcomes, supporting decisions that improve recovery and wellbeing.

Spanish Heart Foundation and Spanish Society of Cardiology

Sanitas collaborated with the Spanish Heart Foundation and the Spanish Society of Cardiology on a study confirming the relationship between air pollution and heart attacks in Spain, based on the analysis of data from 115,000 cardiology patients over a five-year period in Spanish public hospitals. The findings showed that hospital admissions for heart attacks increase on days when air pollution levels are higher.

Norman Foster Foundation

The Norman Foster Foundation and Sanitas work together to advance knowledge of urban environments and buildings that have a positive impact on people’s lives and health.

To this end, they organise the Healthy Cities Public Debates, which provide a forum for dialogue among architects, urban designers, landscape architects and public authorities, to raise awareness of the need to place health at the heart of urban planning. The collaboration also supports the education of the urban planners of the future by promoting understanding of the impact that design and sustainable urban planning have on health, through Bupa Group’s support for the Norman Foster Institute on Sustainable Cities.

Inclusive Sport

Because sport improves people’s health, Fundación Sanitas promotes access to sport through the Strategic Alliance for Inclusive Sport.

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Inclusive sport

The alliance brings together partners including the Higher Sports Council, the Spanish Olympic Committee, the Spanish Paralympic Committee, the Real Madrid Foundation, ONCE Foundation, RTVE, Telemadrid, the Regional Government of Madrid, Madrid City Council and the Polytechnic University of Madrid, among others.

Research, education, competition and awareness-raising form the foundations of a strategy aimed at consolidating an accessible model of sport.

Inclusive All-Star game

In 2025, Fundación Sanitas held the first Inclusive All-Star basketball game at the Magariños Sports Centre in Madrid, a pioneering event bringing together athletes with and without disabilities. NBA legend Scottie Pippen took part as the event ambassador. Basketball figures including Felipe Reyes, Sergio Scariolo, Pepu Hernández and Silvia Domínguez also joined the event, reinforcing the message that sport is a powerful tool for social cohesion.

Inclusive Sport at School (DIE)

For the past 14 years, the Inclusive Sport at School (DIE) programme, developed by the Sanitas Foundation Chair for Inclusive Sport Studies (CEDI) at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, has promoted inclusive sport from the earliest stages of education.

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Inclusive Sport at School

The programme provides teachers with educational resources and has enabled schools from different autonomous communities to take part, while raising awareness and promoting inclusive physical activity in the classroom. Teachers participating in the programme have access to a digital platform offering around a thousand activities across 40 sports to support inclusive physical education.

During 2025, 53 schools from Madrid, Extremadura, Almería and Ibiza took part in the programme.

Inclusive championships

Fundación Sanitas supports the development of inclusive competitions within school sport through the Spanish School Sport Championships (CESA), as well as in adult competitions, working together with sports federations and federations for athletes with disabilities.

In school sport, the Foundation has promoted inclusive competition across 9 sports (athletics, badminton, wheelchair basketball, cross-country running, judo, swimming, rugby, table tennis and triathlon). At adult level, inclusive competition has been supported in four sports (badminton, rugby, table tennis and triathlon).

Football and basketball with the Real Madrid Foundation

Since 2009, Fundación Sanitas and Real Madrid Foundation have worked together through the Inclusive basketball camp and the football and basketball socio-sports schools.

In 2025, they celebrated the 16th season of this collaboration, which continues to consolidate its position as a benchmark for adapted and inclusive sport. During the year, 187 children with and without disabilities took part in these initiatives.

Power, a reality

Fundación Sanitas also works to raise the profile of inclusive sport and inspire future generations. The documentary series Power tells the stories of young athletes alongside Olympic and Paralympic role models, highlighting the positive impact of sport on personal development, sporting excellence and social inclusion.

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Power, a reality

In 2025, the third and final episode of Power, a Reality was released. It concludes with the second Inclusive Games, held in Madrid in October 2024, demonstrating that inclusion is already part of both the present and the future of competitive sport.

The documentary follows the inspiring stories of young sporting talents, closely linked to Ignacio “Pincho” Ortega, the wheelchair basketball player whom Fundación Sanitas has supported since 2010.

Through the experiences of athletes including Sara Andrés, Teresa Perales, Sergio Ibáñez, Aauri Bokesa and Desirée Vila, the episode highlights the importance of diverse and inclusive role models.

Their stories demonstrate that sport not only develops elite athletes, but also creates role models capable of inspiring future generations and transforming society’s perception of disability and excellence.

UNICEF Spain

With the support of Fundación Sanitas, UNICEF Spain has implemented a project in Peru to detect hearing impairments in newborns through a universal neonatal hearing screening programme at Maternal and Child Health Centres (CSMI), ensuring timely referral for hospital care in North Lima.

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UNICEF Spain

In addition to providing financial support for the project, Sanitas Hospitales contributes medical professionals and specialists from both Sanitas and Bupa Peru, benefiting more than 4,000 newborns during 2025.

Since October 2025, UNICEF Spain and Fundación Sanitas have also launched a new project to strengthen the capacity of Community Mental Health Centres and general healthcare facilities in North Lima to identify, prevent and provide timely care for mental health risks and conditions affecting children and adolescents.

DOWN Spain

In partnership with Down España and the Spanish Red Cross, Fundación Sanitas promotes oral health among people with Down syndrome and socially excluded groups in various Spanish provinces.

To date, over 40 workshops have been held, led by Sanitas Dental hygienists. These workshops also involve the distribution of dental hygiene kits to reinforce healthy practices.

Spanish Red Cross

Professionals from Sanitas Mayores specialising in general medicine, psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and social work delivered a series of training workshops for users, volunteers, informal carers and technical staff from the Spanish Red Cross, helping to strengthen knowledge and skills in the care and comprehensive support of older people.

During 2025, 13 training sessions were delivered, involving 244 participants.

Spanish Commision for Refugee Aid (CEAR)

Since 2022, Fundación Sanitas and CEAR have worked together to address the oral care needs of refugees living in Spain.

During 2025, Sanitas Dental professionals provided care to more than 40 refugees at dental clinics in Madrid and Valencia.

Recover Foundation

Fundación Sanitas works with Recover Foundation to strengthen maternal and child health in vulnerable communities across Sub-Saharan Africa.

The partnership focuses on three priority areas: nutrition education campaigns in Cameroon; support for the establishment of a pathology lab in Burundi, essential for diagnosing diseases and injuries; and the promotion of telemedicine, through which healthcare professionals from Sanitas Hospitales provide ongoing training and remote diagnostic support to professionals working in the field. Together, these three initiatives benefited more than 1,000 people during 2025.

Alentia Foundation

Fundación Sanitas continues its collaboration with Alentia Foundation to provide psychological support and emotional care for minors under guardianship and young adults formerly in care in the Community of Madrid.

Through this partnership, psychological care is provided at Sanitas medical centres and hospitals, complemented by video consultations and telephone support. During 2025, mental health professionals from the Sanitas Health Promotion Service (SPS) and Sanitas Hospitales provided more than 400 hours of psychological care.

Cesare Scariolo Foundation

In partnership with Fundación Sanitas, Cesare Scariolo Foundation ensures that children undergoing cancer treatment have access to high-quality care. Families are provided with accommodation in Málaga, enabling them to stay close to their children and support them throughout their treatment.

CESAL

The Sanitas Foundation and CESAL are collaborating to improve the health of vulnerable people in Peru. The ‘Nutrisalud: Promoting a Balanced Diet’ programme benefited more than 300 schoolchildren and parents in the districts of Lurigancho-Chosica, Ate and Santa Anita in Lima.

Fundación Sanitas supports various initiatives that promote healthy eating, health education and environmental care.

Healthcare professionals from Sanitas Hospitales and Integramédica Perú deliver healthcare services through specialised general medicine and nutrition outreach sessions.

Jérôme Lejeune Foundation

Fundación Sanitas continues to support Jérôme Lejeune Foundation in its mission to provide comprehensive, evidence-based care for people with genetically inherited intellectual disabilities.

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