Healthcare is changing, so are we
Habari! Hey! Merhaba! Discover our story so far, and how we’re adapting to deliver tangible impact in shaping patient-inclusive healthcare systems.
Our Mission
The International Experience Exchange with Patient Organisations (IEEPO) - led by an independent External Advisory Committee - has been a pioneering platform for collaboration since 2008, with a mission to help shape the future of sustainable healthcare, together. Over the years it has united over 1,500 leaders of the global patient advocacy community from more than 100 countries.
From this year onwards, we are going regional, allowing for deeper exploration of local challenges and opportunities, and facilitating the development of tangible, actionable strategies tailored to each region’s unique needs. Our vision is clear: empower patients on the ground, strengthen partnerships locally and regionally to push healthcare systems to become patient-inclusive, and unite voices globally to drive action.
A look back at key milestones
The launch of the International Experience Exchange with Patient Organisations (IEEPO), connecting and empowering patients and healthcare stakeholders. Our objective from 2008 to 2018: strengthening organisations and shaping healthcare policy for improved access to treatment.
IEEPO celebrates its 10-year anniversary, focusing on patient-driven healthcare, with workshops on drug development, digital health, and the evolving role of patient organisations in empowered patient systems.
IEEPO explores patient partnerships in personalised healthcare, empowering data sharing between patients and healthcare systems; discussing digital health impact, policy changes, and data sharing for drug development improvements.
IEEPO’s "From Chance to Choice" focuses on shaping healthcare’s future, including the power of data, digitalisation, personalisation, storytelling, and the evolving impact of patient organisations post-pandemic.
IEEPO’s "Transforming Healthcare Together" marks a shift to patient-led initiatives, empowering patients as equal partners. It also launches the "Humanising Healthcare" Position Paper for transformational change.
IEEPO’s "Action for Change: Humanising Healthcare Together" focuses on bringing together experts in patient advocacy, inclusive health and policy to inspire advocacy-driven local healthcare improvements.
IEEPO’s 15th-anniversary event, "Uniting in Action: Humanising Healthcare in Practice", focuses on humanising healthcare and harnessing patient data, with insights, case studies, and expert collaboration with the global patient community.
The 2024 IEEPO event, "Accelerating Action: Humanising Healthcare for All", focuses on Universal Healthcare Coverage, evidence-based data, policy dialogue, and tools for local implementation.
This year marks a bold direction as IEEPO goes regional to address patient challenges across differing healthcare systems, economies, and cultures, supporting meaningful healthcare improvements around the world.
Introducing the IEEPO External Advisory Committee
Chair and Vice Chair
Our Advisors
Our Regional Chairs
Related links
IEEPO Position Paper
Read the IEEPO 2021 Position Paper, “Humanising Healthcare: A Call for Transformational Change”.
Learn Library
Empower your advocacy journey with a wide selection of tools & resources, developed by patient organisations and other healthcare stakeholders.
Up Next: Our Regional Focus
Learn more about our dynamic regional approach to empowering patient organisations locally – creating global health impact.
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