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WHO MedSafe App

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The MedSafe app an initiative of the World Health Organization seeks to educate patients and the general public through the 5 key moments where action taken can reduce the risk of medication-related harm. Its principles encourage you to ask your health care professional important questions, keep...

Member participation needed!

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IAPO is a partner in the exciting Medicines We Can Trust Campaign - a global coalition to raise awareness of and call for action on safe, quality medicines. . As part of the campaign, we are looking for compelling stories that showcase the human impact of poor-quality medicines. Poor-quality...

Gene Therapy for β-Thalassaemia Approaches European Market Approval

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Gene therapy continues to evolve with new emerging treatments finally reaching its promised potential: providing a one-time lifelong cure for even the rarest and most severe of genetic disorders. IAPO member Thalassaemia International Federation explores this topic by highlighting the significant...

Puntos más destacados de la 4ta Cumbre Ministerial Gloibal sobre la Seguridad del Paciente

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La agenda sobre la seguridad global del paciente continúa cobrando impulso con la reunión de los profesionales de salud que tuvo lugar en Jeddah, Arabia Saudita el 2 y 3 de marzo 2019, dentro de marco de la 4ta Cumbre Ministerial Mundial sobre la Seguridad del Paciente. El énfasis de la cumbre este...

Apply Now - The World Heart Federation emerging Leaders Programme

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Is tackling premature mortality caused by the world’s number one killer – heart disease, something that interests you? Global leaders, individuals and organizations in the field of circulatory health are invited to partner in furthering cardiovascular health through the World Heart Federation Salim...

Nothing About You Without You

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Contributed by Camilla Krogh Lauritzen, Chief Patient Officer, LEO Pharma 28 February is Rare Disease Day. Hardly any surprise to anyone who is committed to changing the status quo for the millions of people affected by one or more of the 7000+ rare diseases. But then again, it may be news for many...

Sexual life and Multiple Sclerosis: A video animation

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Sexual intimacy challenges can be a difficult topic to talk about, even though common for people with and without chronic conditions. To get the conversation going about sex and multiple sclerosis (MS), MS International Federation (MSIF) – an IAPO member – has recently launched an animation looking...

Meeting new IAPO member: Building Lives Foundation, El Salvador

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We welcome Building Lives Foundation, El Salvador, to IAPO starting from January 2019. They have answered a few questions about their work, why they are involved in patient advocacy work and their thoughts and expectations as they join our global network. Why are you involved in the work that you...

Cultivating trust in the healthcare system

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Patients need to be able to trust in the interactions between pharma, healthcare professionals and medical representatives By Thomas Cueni, IFPMA Director General and co-chair of the APEC Biopharmaceutical Working Group on Ethics An efficient healthcare system depends on mutual trust between...

Checking the authenticity of medicines at home

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The manufacture and distribution of fake medicines is an enormous and growing public health risk with an untold cost to lives. According to a report published by the World Health Organisation , one in ten medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries are estimated to be either...

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