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Joint statement calling for governments to strengthen home support for patients with advanced diseases

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Home support for patients with advanced diseases and their families: joint statement from international patient, carer and palliative care associations International associations representing patients (International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations - IAPO), informal carers (Eurocarers), and...

IAPO launches survey to identify unmet patient needs

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Unmet Patient Needs Research: How can we improve universal health coverage? An unmet health-related need is usually associated with clinical aspects and the patient's voice is hardly captured in the process. IAPO and the IAPO Patients for Patient Safety Observatory are conducting a research project...

Kawaldip Sehmi: global champion of patients’ rights and the ultimate Expert Patient

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Originally published on the BMJ. Kawaldip Sehmi, chief executive of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) died unexpectedly. Kawaldip’s passion and enthusiasm for his work was inexhaustible and his leadership of IAPO outstanding. He lived, breathed, and skilfully advanced...

Expert Patient spotlight - Ms. Flavia Kyomukama, Executive Director of the Action Group for Health, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS (AGHA) Uganda

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As the world gears up to observe Patient Solidarity Day on December 8th, IAPO is proud to highlight the invaluable contributions of Ms. Flavia Kyomukama, a distinguished patient advocate, and Executive Director of the Action Group for Health, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS (AGHA) Uganda. Ms Kyomukama, a...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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