News Around the Regions

Announcements and Events for  Ostomates Around the World

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World Ostomy Award 2022 Winners

The World Ostomy Award committee and the European Ostomy Association (EOA) has annouced the winners for the 2022 award. The first place prices go to: The second place prices go to: The third place and non member prices go to: Congratulations on this great achievement.

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ASPOA Report (11/09/2022)

The Asia and South Pacific Ostomy Association (ASPOA) is a peak body for the Asia Pacific Region for Stoma Associations. The association aims to work with the other regional associations and theInternational Ostomy Association in promoting the rights of ostomates, quality patient care and providing support and medical know how

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A Tribute to Dielwen Bracken

A Tribute by Keyna Bracken My dear DIELWEN BRACKEN Teacher, mentor, advocate, adventurist, visionary. Fondly called “Di” or “Mamgu” her indomitable spirit was a force to be reckoned with. Despite her diminutive stature, exacerbated over recent years by osteoporosis and scoliosis, the effects of which she acknowledged with her customary

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World Ostomy Day 2021 Message by Jon Thorkelsson.

Hafnarfjordur Iceland, December 20th.2020.World Ostomy Day 2021 Since 1993 the World Ostomy Day WOD is celebrated every three years on the first Saturday in October. In 2021 we can celebrate a special anniversary: It’s the 10th WOD and it again will unify ostomates and IOA member associations in the whole

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Passing of Jessica Cardenas Rosas

July 18, 2019 Greetings to all   With very sad news for you.   On Saturday our president ALADO Jessica Cárdenas Rosas was hospitalized for a Pancreatitis that doctors reported on Sunday was stable, on Monday it worsened and was induced a coma to stabilize it, unfortunately I just wrote

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Lions for Stoma Care – Zimbabwe 2018

Officially known as Republic of Zimbabwe, republic (2005 est. pop. 12,747,000), 150,803 sq mi (390,580 sq km), South central Africa. It is bordered on the north by Zambia, on the northeast and east by Mozambique, on the south by South Africa, and on the southwest and west by Botswana. Harare,

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World Ostomy Day 2018 Speaking Out Changes Lives

World Ostomy Day 2018 is: Saturday 6 th October The theme is: SPEAKING OUT CHANGES LIVES The aim of World Ostomy Day is to improve the rehabilitation of Ostomates worldwide by bringing to the attention of the general public and the global community the needs and aspirations of Ostomates and

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