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Bakken Invitation call for applications is now open

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Each year, the Medtronic Foundation’s Bakken Invitation recognizes inspirational patients whose lives have been impacted by medical technology and who use their “extra life” to give back to others. Named after Medtronic co-founder Earl Bakken, the Bakken Invitation brings together...

International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations joins Fight the Fakes as 36th partner

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PRESS RELEASE Thursday, 24 th May, Miami – Fight the Fakes is proud to announce that the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) is joining as the campaign’s 36 th partner. By signing up to join Fight the Fakes , IAPO will support awareness raising about fake...

Teva Pharmaceuticals to Launch Life Effects Website for Patients at Global Patients Congress

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At IAPO’s upcoming congress Teva Pharmaceuticals will introduce Life Effects , a new patient-centric website. It features stories from people living with chronic conditions that focus on the impact their conditions have on their day-to-day lives. Teva created Life Effects after speaking to...

Bringing Us Closer: World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day 2018

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World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day will take place on 30 May 2018. This year’s theme is Research and the campaign is called Bringing Us Closer. Find out how you can get involved and show your support. World MS Day, the only day of global solidarity for everyone affected by multiple sclerosis (...

Positioning Circulatory Health in Universal Health Coverage - side event at the WHA

22 May 2018
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The Global Coalition for Circulatory Health and a diverse group of speakers and participants will come together in Geneva during the World Health Assembly on 22nd May 2018 to map out how universal health coverage can be made to work for circulatory health and for people living with hypertension...

World No Tobacco Day

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Every year, on 31 May, WHO and its partners, including the World Heart Federation, mark World No Tobacco Day to highlight risks associated with tobacco use and advocate for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. This year, World No Tobacco Day will focus on the important link between...

XII EUROPEAN PATIENTS’ RIGHTS DAY 2018

23 May 2018
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Active Citizenship Network invites you to the XII edition of the European Patients' Rights Day that will be held on the 23rd of May (from 9.30 to 13.00) in the European Parliament. The theme of the conference is: "Therapeutic adherence: value the impact for patients and healthcare system...

8th annual DevelopmentxChange event for Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development.

26 July 2018
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Norway (Norad), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada (funded by the Government of Canada), the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID), and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (...

GPC2018 panel on patient empowerment in regulation 

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Margareth Ndomondo-Sigonda one of the speakers on the panel on Patient Empowerment in Regulation explains why improvement in medical products and pharmaceutical regulation is vital and how harmonization can be achieved. When it comes to medical products and pharmaceuticals, each country is required...

Apply for grants to get patient’s voices heard in low and middle income countries to stop needless suffering!

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Lucy Watt, a palliative care patient advocate, explores the importance of advocacy for palliative care based on her experience as a patient living with a neuromuscular disease and intestinal failure in the perfect context of the Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance launching grants to support...

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