News Around the Regions

Announcements and Events for  Ostomates Around the World

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World Ostomy Day – 2012 Czech ILCO

Czech Republic WOD 2012 Let’s be heard ? that is motto of international ostomy day, that was announced by International Ostomy Association for October 06, 2012. This project is welcome very warmly by Czech ILCO as the thought of having an ostomy comes with fear and anxiety in sufferers. This

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World Ostomy Day – Colima Mexico 2012

Colima Mexico Ostomy Association affiliated to the IOA through the NCACOA Region participated in the last two celebrations of World Ostomy day:In 2006 and in 2009 (represented Mexico and received first place in the region of the Americas. Now in celebration of this year 2012 in order to engage and

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World Ostomy Day – Pol-ILKO 2012

Polish Ostomy Association POL-ILKO was founded in 1987. With 1500 members in 20 chapters we represent approximately 35000 ostomy patients in Poland. One of very important activities of our association is popularizing volunteers’ assistance to ostomates. Another aspect of our work is education and prevention: we participate in various initiatives

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ILCO Sweden Supports Project Zimbabwe

Dear Matilda Hope you had a safe travel back to Sweden and had a great time in South Africa.Our container arrived in Zimbabwe on the 11 of May . It was our first time to receive osteomyelitis appliances in for of a container and the paperwork took a little more

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World Ostomy Day – Sweden Ostomy 2012

The 6th of October ILCO Sweden Ostomy Association will arrange a conference at hotel Scandic Crown in Gothenburg. There will be several lectures held by doctors, surgeons and ostomates. There will also be Workshops concerning international cooperation, national healthcare, children/parents arrangements and the project for youth with IBS (Irritable Bowel

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World Ostomy Day – Zhuhai China 2012

In late February I was invited by Song Yanli from Coloplast to attend the above symposium.On Thursday 22nd March, on the way to this WOD symposium, the opportunity was taken to visit Hong Kong Stoma Association (HKSA) and the Coloplast Regional Office. I am grateful to Jackie Lam who organized

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A Tribute to Dr. Vladimir Kleinwachter

Kleinwächter, Vladimir was born on April 24, 1933 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. Son of Antonin and Arnostka (Krulová) Kleinwächter. He finished his medicine as Doctor rerum naturalium, Masaryk University, Brno, 1956. Computer Sciences Corporation, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno, 1960. Rechr. Institute Biophysics Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 1956-1999, deputy director Institute

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A Tribute to Dato John Cardosa

Dato John Cardosa passed away in the morning of October 6, 2011 due to lingering illness. He is survived by his wife and children. The story of Dato John David Cardosa goes a long way as he has touched a lot of peoples lives merely by the energy and passion

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China AtH Project 2011

Background:The AtH (Access to Healthcare) project was begun in September 2009 at a meeting arranged by Coloplast and IOA in Guangzhou where it was agreed that IOA and WCET would work together to help establish Stoma Clubs in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou and Nanjing.In September 2010 Dr Buch and Barry

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