Events: May 2020

Live Webinar: Advance Care Planning in the midst of COVID-19

14 May 2020
Members
Join IAPO member - Philippines Alliance of Patient Organizations and other patient organizations for a discussion on Advance Directives as it relates to patient preferences in the event of COVID-19 and other serious diseases. The session will have Rumalie Alparaque Corvera, M.D as the main speaker...

73rd World Health Assembly

18 May 2020 to 19 May 2020
Press and media
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's 73rd World Health Assembly has adopted a virtual setting that will see it take place via video conferencing technology. Additionally it also comes with a greatly modified agenda that currently only has four items with the intent of deferring most matters to...

World No Tobacco Day

31 May 2020
Press and media
This year, the WHO campaign for World No Tobacco Day on 31 May is 'Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use'. The campaign will debunk myths and expose devious tactics employed by tobacco industries. It calls on all young people to join the fight...