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Announcements and Events for  Ostomates Around the World

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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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A Report on the Bolivia Conference 2018

A month later and every moment of my amazing week in August still so fresh in my mind.Santa Cruz welcomed me with open arms and sun shine days! A week anywhere in the world can seem both too short and too long. This is exactly how my week in Bolivia

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A Tribute on the Passing of Mr. Michiaki Takaishi

(The following eulogy was read during the necrological service for Mr. Takaishi.)        I would like to express my condolences respectfully to the late Mr. Takaishi on behalf of the Japan Ostomy Association.        It was a great shock to our ostomy association’s members and we were deeply saddened for

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Mr. Pang Chak Hau is Professional Services Awardee 2017

The IOA Dr. Harikesh Buch Professional Service Award is an Award that is periodically presented to individuals who have unselfishly volunteered their professional services on an International or Regional level and in so doing have significantly impacted the quality of life of people who have, or will undergo bowel or

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Dr Harikesh Buch ASPOA Report 2016

Activities of ASPOA In 2016 By Dr. Harikesh Buch President ASPOA Mr Barry Maughan from Hamilton, New Zealand, Chair person of IOA CC and Treasurer ASPOA was invited to attend the WCET biennial congress in Cape Town, South Africa in March 2016. He accepted the invitation and attended the congress

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