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IAPO's Combined Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2022 and 2023

Members
IAPO will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 6 December 2023 at 12.00pm GMT . This is a members only event and registration is required. At the AGM, we will announce the results of the Governing Board Elections. The meeting will be in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish...

Patient Solidarity Day 2023

Press and media
We are pleased to announce that IAPO's annual Patient Solidarity Day (PSD) 2023 will take place on 8th December 2023. This year's theme is ‘Expert patients - the indispensable voice’. On PSD 2023, we will celebrate the strength, resilience, and knowledge of expert patients who have taken control of...

“Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Together”: The time to act is now

Press and media
To mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO), the IAPO Patients for Patient Safety Observatory and its AMR Patient Alliance, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) and the World Medical...

Announcing IAPO's Interim-CEO

Press and media
As we continue to come to terms with the passing of our dear Kawaldip Sehmi, the Board of IAPO appointed Dani Mothci to be the organisation’s Interim-CEO on 4th August 2023. Dani joined IAPO in 2016 to work on the membership portfolio, and has since contributed to the active engagement of many of...

Notice: We are saddened to announce Kawaldip Sehmi, IAPO CEO, passing

Press and media
The IAPO Board and staff team are deeply saddened to announce that our dear Kawaldip Sehmi passed away on Tuesday 1st August 2023. He will be greatly missed. Our hearts are broken by this sad news as he had so much enthusiasm and excitement for life and his work in promoting patient-centred...

The Case for Advancing Selfcare in Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in European Healthcare Systems – An Essential Pandemic Preparedness Measure

Press and media
As European health systems recover from a once in a life-time pandemic, these health systems are now coming under new pressure in this post-pandemic transition period to address the backlog of disrupted health services. This presents increased patient and health professional safety risks as ‘burnt...

Registration Now Open - 10th Global Patients Congress

Press and media
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our upcoming 10th Global Patients Congress (GPC 2023) - "Innovative patient partnerships at the heart of global health advancement" scheduled for 19 - 20 May 2023 at the Maison Internationale des Associations (MIA) in Geneva, Switzerland...

Personalised Cancer Care Alliance launches first position paper in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Press and media
Advances in genomics and personalised medicine show us that not all cancers are the same, not all patients are the same and therefore a one size fits all cancer care approach is not serving the patient or society well. We must look at alternatives since we can now offer services and treatments that...

AMATA's Kigali Declaration

Press and media
The Time is Now: AMATA Calls for the rapid operationalisation of the African Medicines Agency and for regulatory system strengthening to be recognized as a key element of preparedness for future pandemics and post-pandemic recovery On Wednesday, 14 December 2022 the African Medicines Agency Treaty...

Celebrating Patient Solidarity Day 2022

Press and media
On Friday 9th December 2022, health stakeholders from all over the world will stand together, united in celebration of Patient Solidarity Day (PSD). This will be our tenth year of running the PSD in global solidarity and national unity. On PSD 2022, IAPO members, patients, various healthcare...

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