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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...

UHC Day webinar: "Universal health coverage: How can patients engage?"

13 December 2023
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To mark Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day this year, IAPO is organizing a webinar in collaboration with the IAPO Patients for Patient Safety Observatory to provide a-state-of-the-art overview of the commitments and conclusions from the United Nations High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) as a way forward...

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...

The future of sustainable healthcare

26 September 2023
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6 - 8 pm CET | Virtual event IAPO Board Chair Neda Milevska-Kostova will join this event to discuss current and future healthcare challenges and to seek consensus on how to build better healthcare for tomorrow. The session will bring together a panel of regional experts to cover crucial areas...

‘African Patients Village’ - IAPO Side Event at the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa

30 August 2023
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Date: Wednesday, 30 August 2023 Time: 6:15pm - 8:30 pm CAT. Welcome drinks and nibbles from 6:15pm Venue: Protea Hotel Gaborone Masa Square (Masa Square, New CBD, Cnr 1st & Western Commercial Avenue, Gaborone, Botswana). This event will also be broadcasted on YouTube page here . Register This...

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...

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