Events: May 2017

Clean Hands, Save lives

5 May 2017
Members
Hand hygiene in healthcare is the driving force behind SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands ​ campaign promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) . Healthcare associated infections are still a plague affecting millions of victims who come to hospitals to be cured without realizing hospitals may also...

World Lupus Day

10 May 2017
Events
What is lupus? Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack the body’s connective tissue and organs. Parts of the body affected can include the joints, kidneys, heart, lungs, brain, blood and skin. Up to 500,000 people in Europe have lupus. 90% of people with lupus...

3rd Biennial Scientific Conference on Medical Products Regulation in Africa

10 May 2017
Events
With the theme of “Sustaining the Momentum for Regulatory Harmonization in Africa”, the overall goal of the conference is to review progress and deliberate on actions for sustaining the momentum for regulatory systems strengthening and harmonisation in Africa. Set to take place in Abidjan, Ivory...

70th World Health Assembly

22 May 2017 to 31 May 2017
Dates: 22–31 May 2017 Place: Geneva, Switzerland The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to...

“Safeguarding Blood Transfusion” at the 70th World Health Assembly

26 May 2017
Events
In collaboration with our partners Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF ) , World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) and International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), IAPO will be holding a side event entitled “Safeguarding blood safety for the multi-transfused patients” at the 70th World...

EUPATI Webinar

29 May 2017
Events
The European Patient Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI) will hold a guidance webinar on patient involvement in ethical review of clinical trials. The webinar set for 29 May 2017 17:00 to 18:30 CET, will cover patient involvement in ethical review of clinical trials with special emphasis on...

World No Tobacco Day

31 May 2017
Events
With theme "Tobacco- a threat to development", the day will be marked to propose measures that the government and the public should take to promote health and development by confronting the global tobacco crisis.