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Why should health professionals know about the conditions in which you live?

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Why should health professionals know about the conditions in which you live? By Sir Michael Marmot, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and President-Elect of the World Medical Association

Patient safety is in your hands

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IAPO Policy Manager Alison Lightbourne explores the importance of hand hygiene and whether it is still a pressing issue around the world today.

Global campaign for injection safety

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This week the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new global strategy and campaign for injection safety.

World Health Day 2015: Food safety

7 April 2015
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As our food supply becomes increasingly globalized, the need to strengthen food safety systems in and between all countries is becoming more and more evident. That is why the WHO is promoting efforts to improve food safety, from farm to plate (and everywhere in between) on World Health Day, 7 April...

The importance of UHC and the need for transparency

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The importance of universal health coverage and the need for transparency at the World Health Organization's Executive Board meeting, January 2015.

New policy collaborations and UHC principles

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The IAPO Governing Board recently signed up to several collaborative campaigns and our universal health coverage principles are now available.

Our plan for 2015-2017: strengthening the patient voice

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Over the last few months, IAPO has been working on a new strategic plan for 2015 to 2017. Our key theme is universal health coverage.

Reflections from the WHO WPRO meeting

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KP Tsang, IAPO Chair, and John Forman, from IAPO member NZ Organisation for Rare Disorders, attended the WHO Regional Committee meeting for Western Pacific from 13 to 17 October in Manila, Philippines. John answered a few questions about the meeting. In what ways did you represent IAPO at your WHO...

Reflections from the WHO Americas meeting

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Eva Maria Ruiz de Castilla, IAPO Secretary, and Piga Fernández, from IAPO member Fundación GIST Chile, attended the WHO Regional Committee meeting for the Americas in Washington DC, USA, from 29 September to 3 October. Piga answered a few questions about the meeting. In what ways did you represent...

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