On 4 November 2022, HAE Macedonia organized a meeting for North Macedonian patients in Skopje. The meeting was attended by 18 patients and caregivers and allowed patients to see each other for the first time after the pandemic and exchange their experiences. 

HAE Macedonia’s Vice President, Verche Jovanovska Jankovska, addressed the patients reflecting on the past and highlighting the patient association’s accomplishments so far. Also, she expressed hope that the future will bring even more active and harmonious cooperation between the members. Natasha Angjeleska, the HAEi Regional Patient Advocate for South Eastern Europe, presented the various tools and applications HAEi has created and which patients in North Macedonia found useful. At the same time, Natasha Jovanovska Popovska, the President of HAE Macedonia, talked about the recent HAEi Global Leadership Workshop in Frankfurt, Germany. She also spoke of the experiences and novel treatments that were discussed there. Prof. Vesna Grivcheva Panovska also addressed the patients, explaining to them the functioning of the ACARE center in Skopje. 

The patients were really inspired by the event, as they found it truly useful and got encouraged to be more active in HAE-related matters. They started by actively using the HAEi apps, and three youngsters took an interest in HAEi LEAP Academy.