IAPO Americas

Collaborating with other patients' organizations

Patients’ organisations can include any non-governmental, not-for-profit organisations representing patients at any level. Working with these partners has many benefits.
 

For example, working with other local patients’ organisations:

  • gives a united voice that is stronger than a single voice
  • enables you to share experiences
  • avoids duplication of efforts (e.g. you can produce shared educational materials)
  • is more cost effective.

Partnerships with national, international, regional and other umbrella patients’ organisations provide benefits such as:

  • support for your work, including visibility and publicity
  • guidance and training for your members
  • representation and ability to impact policy at a national/international level
  • opportunities to share resources (such as staff and equipment), communication materials and best practice.
     

Useful documents

Top tips for collaborating with other patients’ organisations and healthcare professional associations