Cancer NGOs Federation (CANFED) Nepal, the umbrella organization of cancer NGOs in Nepal invited all member organizations and other stakeholders to participate in a 2-kilometer Awareness Rally, which drew 121 participants, which included local government representatives, health workers, students, teachers, journalists, women’s groups, Lions Club members, civil society leaders, member organization representatives, and hospital owners.
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The National Thalassemia Welfare Society (NTWS), in association with the Genomics and Public Health Foundation and Youth Thalassemics Alliance, organized a webinar on 19th September to mark the third WPSD to support WHO Global Campaign on Patient Safety. Dr JS Arora, member of the WHO Advisory Group Patients for Patient Safety program, founder of PFPS
Pakistan Patients Sessions
Patients & Community Mobilization Sessions The Jahandad Society for Community Development (JSCD), in collaboration with WPA developed a comprehensive campaign and conducted more than 768 patients & community mobilization sessions to create awareness about safe healthcare and rational use of medicines. The community was mobilized using Community Action Process (CAP), which gathers a group of
Euro Regional Webinar
The WPSD Regional Webinar for European region was held on 06th Sept 2021. The webinar was attended by patients and organizations from all over the European continent. Jolanta Bilinska, WPA founding Board member and President Polish Patients Safety Foundation moderated the webinar. The World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) is observed globally on 17th Sept every
Afro Regional Webinar
AFRO Webinar: Commemoration of World Patient Safety Day On 14TH September, the Ministry of Health Uganda in partnership WPA, WHO country office, and Community Health and Information Network (CHAIN) organized the AFRO region webinar. The event was a scientific meeting of 20 people at Golden Tulip Hotel, Kampala with 100 online participants from all over
Asia Regional Webinar
On Sept 13, 2021, the WPA Regional Webinar on WPSD was held for the Asian Region (including EMRO). It was a very successful event in which renowned speakers from the region participated, including WHO regional officials, patients’ safety experts, and patient advocates from all over the region. Hussain Jafri, founding WPA Board member, moderated the
Latin America Regional Webinar
The Spanish-language WPSD webinar for Latin America was held on September 9 at 12:00 CDMX time, Mexico. The webinar was organized by Helen Haskell and hosted and moderated by WPA board member Karla Ruiz de Castilla and the Peruvian NGO Esperantra. Technical support was ably provided by Haris Khalid of WPA and Alessandra Tarrillo of
Chronic pain: Bringing research to practice
Penney Cowan, Founder & CEO of American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA), charts bringing research to practice for people living with chronic pain from theory to therapy
Covid-19: Patient voices and perspectives in Uganda
Uganda is no stranger to dealing with infectious and emerging diseases, with recent experiences of Ebola and HIV. This has contributed to Uganda’s ability to slow down the rate of infection from covid-19 so far, says Regina Mariam Namata Kamoga.
Achieving a Good Night’s Sleep During a Pandemic
By Penney Cowan, Founder and CEO American Chronic Pain Association