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IDF launch of Diabetes Epidemiological Studies guide

4 February 2021
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Join IDF next week on Thursday 4 February 2021, 12:00 p.m. CET for a virtual launch of their new guide for Diabetes Epidemiology Studies. The guide is intended to help researchers conduct proficient and high-quality diabetes epidemiological studies and help inform future diabetes and health service...

WHO Executive Board recommends the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 to 74th World Health Assembly

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We at IAPO are extremely delighted that on Thursday 21st January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Member States and non-state actors expressed their unanimous support to the proposed Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 as a key instrument to guide patient safety improvements at all...

Share your patient safety story – help reach ZERO HARM!

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The International Alliance of Patients’ Organisations (IAPO) collaborated with BD–Europe to amplify the voices of patients who have been afflicted with healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), sepsis, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) or medication errors. As part of this Voices of Safety campaign,...

Show your support for World Cancer Day

4 February 2021
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World Cancer Day every 4 February is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). By raising worldwide awareness, improving education and catalysing personal, collective and government action, we're working together to reimagine a world where millions of...

Patient Care After COVID: Providers Must Correct ‘One Size Fits All’ Approach

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The 2nd Asia Pacific Patients Congress was held as IAPO’s second fully digital congress on 3-4 December 2020 with over 3000 registered from 66 countries with 298 patient groups, who attended 20 sessions with 66 speakers from 16 countries. Patient groups and thousands of attendees drew together...

Can we do more to prevent antimicrobial resistance?

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a natural process of pathogens’ adaptation to the drugs we use to kill them, which should normally have a slow evolution-like pace. Our inappropriate use of common antibiotics, antiviral agents and other drugs on all fronts of human and animal health speedwarps...

Why increasing patient engagement improves health systems: IAPO at Geneva Health Forum

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On Monday 16th November 2020, IAPO board members Karen Alparce-Vilanueva, Dr Neda Milevska-Kostova and Bisi Bright, represented IAPO at the 8th Edition of the Geneva Health Forum where they were part of a multi-stakeholder panel within which a stimulating discussion took place around the topic of...

Fighting resistant superbugs: can we as patients play a bigger role?

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Since our establishment, IAPO has been dedicated to fighting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) , through development of various policy briefs, analyses, educational materials and advocacy toolkits for its members and patient organisations worldwide in order to turn global best practices into concrete...

Joint Statement on World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

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Published on: 18 November 2020 18-24 November 2020 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of...

The Africa Medicines Agency, an important step towards increasing timely availability and access to medicinal products for patients in Africa

18 November 2020
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As part of the Geneva Health Forum (GHF) taking place from November 16 - 18 2020, IAPO will be co- hosting this virtual session on the African medicines Agency with the International Federation of Pharmaceuticals Manufacturers and Associations at 12:30 – 13:30 CET. The session will explore the...

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