News Archive: January 2016

Addressing stigma in mental health

Members
Excerpts from the 'Presidential New Year Message 2016', by Gabriel Ivbijaro MBE JP, President of the World Federation for Mental Health.

IAPO members take part in Uganda’s first patient safety workshop

Members
IAPO members CHAIN (the Community Health and Information Network) and UAPO (the Uganda Alliance of Patient Organizations) worked with the WHO (World Health Organization) to hold Uganda’s first Patients for Patient Safety workshop in November 2015.

New year's resolutions in 2016

Policy
Welcoming in a new year often brings reflection in our personal and professional lives as we think about what is coming up and what changes we want to make.

Top ten most read articles in 2015

Resources
IAPO produced 12 newsletters and around 100 articles during 2015. We have compiled the top ten most read articles from the year.

Patient safety and the power of telling stories

Events
By Brian Kennedy, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Patient A ccess. In December I had the pleasure of participating in the Latin American Patient Summit on Biotherapeutics, where I offered the assembled advocates some unexpected advice: tell stories.