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Patient empowerment can unlock the benefits of self-care

WEBSelf-care activities are an essential component of patient-centered health care systems. The World Health Organization defines self-care as “the ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a healthcare provider.”

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WHO Executive Board recommends the Global Patient Safety …

WEBWe 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 levels. The WHO Executive Board …

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Patient information and health literacy International …

WEBIAPO defines patient information as all forms of health information that relate to a patients’ specific disease or condition, treatments, medication and health services. Healthcare systems, providers and communities around the world are under increasing pressure as they try to respond to the needs of patients with communicable and non

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The Internet and Patient Empowerment International Alliance of …

WEBThe Internet and Patient Empowerment. Resources. Friday, 6 October 2017. Brian W. Wu of the Clinician Today shares his insights on the topic of internet and patient Empowerment. The effect the internet has had on nearly every aspect of life, including the role it has played in patient education and empowerment, cannot be understated.

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Patient-centred healthcare International Alliance of …

WEBPolicy briefing 2017. IAPO’s mission is to achieve patient-centred healthcare. Patient-centred healthcare identifies healthcare that is designed, organised, and practised with the patient at the centre. Patients have the right and responsibility to be meaningfully involved in health policy and decision-making at all levels. To do so, it is

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The risks of looking at problems with a narrow focus

WEBThe International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations is registered in England and Wales as charity n° 1155577 and company limited by guarantee n° 08495711.

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Will the UN General Assembly be able to address the health needs …

WEBBoard member Hussain Jafri reporting from the multi-stakeholder hearing of the UN General Assembly High-Level Summit on migrants and refugees 18-22 July 2016, United Nations, New York. The most vulnerable patients in the world. From the jungles of Central America, deserts of North Africa to the islands in the Mediterranean, migrants, refugees and …

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World Health Organization International Alliance of …

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries

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And finally…. animals as seasonal good health totems around the …

WEBThe International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations is registered in England and Wales as charity n° 1155577 and company limited by guarantee n° 08495711.

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Patient safety is in your hands International Alliance of Patients

WEBPatient safety is in your hands. Wednesday, 25 March 2015. IAPO Policy Manager Alison Lightbourne explores the importance of hand hygiene and whether it is still a pressing issue around the world today. We speak a lot these days about universal health systems, patient engagement and patient-centred healthcare, but we must remember the

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Patient-Centred Healthcare Indicators Review

WEBThis is a short set of standards and indicators developed in order for general practitioners (GP) (family doctors) to understand what is important to their patients, with the aim that GP practices provide patient-centred services. An example of an indicator for each of the standards/domains is presented in Table 6.

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Who We Are International Alliance of Patients' Organizations

WEBPatient-centred healthcare with our members. We work to promote patient-centred healthcare around the world. We have 300 member organizations from 71 countries representing 50 disease areas. Our vision is to see patients placed at the centre of healthcare. Our mission is to help build patient-centred healthcare worldwide.

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3rd United Nations High-level Meeting on NCDs

WEBThe United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will host the third High-level Meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

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Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 officially launched

WEBOn Wednesday 4 August 2021, the WHO Patient Safety Flagship Programme, marked the achievement of an important and historic milestone, the launch of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 - a roadmap towards a vision of a world where no one is harmed in healthcare & all patients receive safe & respectful care.

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World Health Statistics 2019 disaggregated by sex for the first …

WEBSex Gender -Sex refers to the biological characteristics that define humans as female or male. These sets of biological characteristics are not mutually exclusive, because there are individuals who are born with physical or biological sex characteristics who do not fit the traditional definitions of female or male (intersex).

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Global Patients Congress International Alliance of Patients

WEBThe 2020 9th Global Patients Congress was postponed to a virtual event on 16 -17 September 2020, under the theme of 'Co-creation in Innovative Healthcare during COVID-19'. The re-imagined 9th Global Patients Congress (GPC 2020) was a moment to reflect on the defining health crisis of COVID-19 and its impact on the global patient community.

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Hepatitis: A Ghana situation review International Alliance of

WEBIn Ghana, HBV is considered to be of significant public health importance and a disease that requires greater attention. National hepatitis B prevalence is estimated at 11% . This is an estimate arrived at using prevalence among blood donors and pregnant women. Approximately, 4million out of 28million have hepatitis B in Ghana.

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Action Group for Health, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS Uganda and …

WEBAction Group for Health, Human Rights and HIV/AIDS Uganda (AGHA) is a health and human rights advocacy organization in Uganda dedicated to raising awareness of human rights aspects of health, quality of health and health care for all Ugandans.

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Asia-Pacific Patients Congress International Alliance of Patients

WEB2nd Asia-Pacific Patients Congress. On 3rd – 4th December 2020, over 3000 delegates with 298 patient groups from 16 countries came together virtually to attend our 2nd Asia Pacific Patients Congress (APPC2020). Theme: “Patient Leadership in Health Systems Strengthening in Asia. Find out more about the APP2020 here.

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The NCD Care Continuum: Taking Multi-Sectoral Action to …

WEBTuesday, September 25, 2018, 9:30 - 11:30 am The Harvard Club of New York City, 35 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036. The private sector, from health care companies to technology companies, in collaboration with patient organizations, NGOs, government and academe, has the capacity to develop solutions to address barriers to the treatment and …

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