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14 December 2022
Official Side Event of the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022) on the African Medicines Agency Pharmaceutical regulatory harmonization, strengthened and coordinated by the African Medicines Agency (AMA), has often been described as a key prerequisite for better pandemic preparedness...
21 September 2022
This World Patient Safety Day, five international federations in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO), will gather to demonstrate their continued commitment to the WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021 and advocate for all governments, key stakeholders, and partners to...
To mark Patient Solidarity Day (PSD 2022) and in support of WHO's 5 moments for medication safety, IAPO is launching the "Humour me into medication safety" cartoons highlighting the 5 moments for medication safety - a patient engagement tool focusing on the key moments where action by the patient...
The Patient Academy launched on 7th September 2022 with the vision of creating communities of empowered patients that take ownership in the management of their medical condition through customized health information. Access the site The Patient Academy aims to empower patients on relevant medical...
24 August 2022
Becoming a non-State Actor in official relations or an accredited organisation in WHO Africa - What, how and when. 24 August 2022,12pm-1pm BST, Virtual Introduction With the World Health Organisation’s Regional Committee for Africa adopting for the first time a procedure for accreditation for...
We are thrilled to announce the four winners of the 2022 Metrodora Awards! Inspired by the heritage of Metrodora, a Greek physician who wrote the first known medical text to be authored by a woman, these awards celebrate the pioneering achievements of all nominees in science and medicine from...
July 19, 2022 –The founding members of the African Medicines Agency Treaty Alliance (AMATA), an alliance representing African patients, academia, civil society, and industry, welcome the decision by the AU Executive Council to nominate Rwanda as the country that will host the African Medicines...
The International Alliance of Dermatology Patient Organizations (GlobalSkin), International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) and International Alliance of Patient Organizations (IAPO) co-hosted an informal side-event during the World Health Assembly on May 25, 2022. Improving Health...
16 June 2022
We are delighted to invite you to register for free for the 1st Latin American Patients Congress (LAPC 2022), to be held virtually on 16 June 2022, both in English and Spanish. This year's theme is “Innovation, Good Governance and Equity in Latin American Health Systems through Patient Engagement,...
31 May 2022
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on 31 May. This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organization (WHO) is doing to fight against the use of tobacco, and what...

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