Press and media

On Wednesday 24th January 2018, Antonio Ciagalia, IAPO's Policy Manager represented IAPO at the 2018 European Meeting of the International Society of Medical Publication Professionals ( ISMPP ) where he joined a multi-stakeholder panel within which a stimulating discussion took place around the...

As IAPO's flagship event, the 2018 congress will be attended by an estimated 200+ delegates from across the world, who will share best practice, gain insight into pressing healthcare issues and meet with others passionate about patient-centred healthcare. This is your chance to join them...

Maya Zlatanova CEO FindMeCure discusses clinical trials and how helpful and safe they really are. The two questions seem different and similar all at the same time. But not if you ask a patient. At the moment, approximately 5 % of people know what a clinical trial is. At the same time, there is an...

The 8th Global patients Congress, Empowered Patients Building the Momentum, will take place from 24th-26th May 2018 in Miami in the sunshine State of Florida USA, at the Miami Marriott Dadeland. Congress brings together around 200 patient advocates from across the world. Organizations of all sizes...

Members of Community Development Awareness and Health Empowerment Foundation (CDAHEF) commemorated the 2017 Patients Solidarity Day (PSD) on Saturday, December 2, 2017 in Bashorun Community of Ibadan, Capital City of Oyo State of Nigeria. On Saturday, 2 nd December, 2017, the PSD activities were...

We are pleased to announce that the overall winner of our Patient Solidarity Day 2017 photo competition is Community Development Awareness and Health Empowerment Foundation (CDAHEF) – Nigeria. Congratulations, CDAHEF! CDAHEF was successful in submitting a photo that displayed creativity and...

IAPO member, Richard Nii Yemoh Laryea of the Hepatitis Coalition of Ghana and Hepatitis Foundation of Ghana represented IAPO at the 3rd Biennial Scientific Conference on Medical Products Regulation in Africa. With a theme of “Sustaining the Momentum for Regulatory Harmonization in Africa...

On this year’s Patient Solidarity Day, Psoriasis Association Taiwan located in the Western Pacific Region, was not absent in responding to this meaningful day for patients. This year we celebrated Patient Solidarity Day through coming together with other patients’ groups at the “...

IAPO member, Maria Fatima Garcia-Lorenzo from Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations , represented IAPO at WHO Western Pacific Region Technical Advisory Group meeting on Universal Health Coverage. “A prosperous country is made of prosperous people, and people can only prosper if they...

Diabetes is one of the largest global health emergencies of the 21st century. According to the IDF Diabetes Atlas Eighth Edition , released in November 2017, this pandemic continues to rise, seemingly inexorably, all over the world. An estimated 425 million adults are living with diabetes in 2017,...