News

Looking back on 2015

Other
2015 has been a year of great change for IAPO, with new staff, new Board members, new members and new perspectives on our work.

Patients fund the research they want

Policy
A group of scientists have launched a crowd-sourcing project to fund research into using anti-malarial drugs to address colorectal cancer.

Día de Solidaridad con el Paciente 2015

Members
Muchas gracias por su fantástico apoyo para el Día de Solidaridad con el Paciente del año pasado . Significa mucho para nuestra alianza y ayudó a hacer del día un gran éxito .

Representing IAPO at WHO PAHO in the USA

Policy
IAPO representatives Eva Maria Ruiz de Castilla and Maria Julia Muñoz Serrano attended the WHO Americas regional committee meeting, in Washington DC, from 28 September to 2 October. By Maria Julia Muñoz Serrano.

Can patients trust health apps on the market?

Resources
Have you ever downloaded a health-related app on your smartphone but wondered how reliable or trust-worthy it is?

Three countries, one message: IAPO at WHO

Policy
Throughout the past month, IAPO representatives attended World Health Organization regional meetings in the USA, Guam and Kuwait.

Representing IAPO at WHO EMRO in Kuwait

Policy
Written by Jolanta Bilińska, IAPO Chair. I attended the 62nd session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean from 5-8 October 2015.

Representing IAPO at WHO WPRO in Guam

Policy
IAPO members Karen Alparce-Villanueva and KP Tsang attend the WHO WPRO meeting on behalf of IAPO.

Keeping high standards for teenagers

Policy
The WHO and UNAIDS have launched 'global standards for quality health-care services for adolescents'.

Health targets for the world

Policy
The Sustainable Development Goals were launched at the end of September and the specific health targets have been revealed.

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