2023-11-14T07:47:16-05:00 2022-12-31 233020053 THE BLOCK TEITELMAN GROUP 20 E SECOND AVE SUITE 300 CONSHOHOCKEN PA 194281880 990 2022-01-01 843050184 WORLD PATIENTS ALLIANCE WORL 6106688600 5335 WISCONSIN AVE NW STE 440 WASHINGTON DC 20015 ANDREW SPIEGEL CHAIR 6106688600 2023-11-03 ANDREW SPIEGEL XXX-XX-XXXX true ROBERT L BLOCK CPA P00601631 6109411040 2023-11-10 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ANDREW SPIEGEL 905 MERION SQUARE ROAD GLADWYNE PA 19035 204615 false X WWW.WORLDPATIENTSALLIANCE.ORG X 2019 PA THE WORLD PATIENTS ALLIANCE (WPA) IS A NONPROFIT UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF PATIENTS, PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. THE WPA PROVIDES THE PLATFORM TO EMPOWER AND RAISE THE PATIENTS' VOICE FOR THE PROVISION OF AND ACCESS TO SAFE, QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. WPA WORKS TO ENSURE PATIENTS HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN ALL THE STAGES OF HEALTHCARE THAT INCLUDING PLANNING, PROVISION, MONITORING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF HEALTH SERVICES. THERE ARE NO FEES FOR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME MEMBERS, AND OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE AT NO-COST TO OUR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION MEMBERS. MISSION: TO BE THE GLOBAL VOICE OF PATIENTS WORKING TOWARD PATIENT EMPOWERMENT AND ENGAGEMENT, IMPROVED ACCESS TO SAFE INNOVATIVE TREATMENT AND PATIENT CENTERED HEALTHCARE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD VISION: THAT ALL PATIENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. 6 6 0 394 0 175000 204615 0 0 0 175000 204615 6500 9498 0 63690 0 0 118038 127734 124538 200922 50462 3693 229745 233438 0 229745 233438 X THE WORLD PATIENTS ALLIANCE (WPA) IS A NONPROFIT UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF PATIENTS, PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. THE WPA PROVIDES THE PLATFORM TO EMPOWER AND RAISE THE PATIENTS' VOICE FOR THE PROVISION OF AND ACCESS TO SAFE, QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. WPA WORKS TO ENSURE PATIENTS HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN ALL THE STAGES OF HEALTHCARE THAT INCLUDING PLANNING, PROVISION, MONITORING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF HEALTH SERVICES. THERE ARE NO FEES FOR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME MEMBERS, AND OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE AT NO-COST TO OUR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION MEMBERS. MISSION: TO BE THE GLOBAL VOICE OF PATIENTS WORKING TOWARD PATIENT EMPOWERMENT AND ENGAGEMENT, IMPROVED ACCESS TO SAFE INNOVATIVE TREATMENT AND PATIENT CENTERED HEALTHCARE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD VISION: THAT ALL PATIENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. false false 47868 2242 GROWTH: THE WPA COMPRISES 394 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM 108 COUNTRIES AND WAS ESTABLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2020. THE ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCED RAPID GROWTH IN ITS MEMBERSHIP GLOBALLY. BY HAVING PATIENT GROUPS IN VARIOUS REGIONS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS STRENGTHENED ITS PRESENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL PATIENT GROUP ARENA AND ENHANCED ITS ADVOCACY EFFORTS. COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH THE WIDER PATIENT COMMUNITY AND MEMBER GROUPS IS CONDUCTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL. THE INCREASED MEMBERSHIP HAS BOOSTED THE ORGANIZATION'S CREDIBILITY WITH POTENTIAL FUNDERS AND POLICY MAKERS WORLDWIDE, RESULTING IN INCREASED FUNDING AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2022, WPA SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED A LARGE-SCALE CAMPAIGN ON WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY, WHICH INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 400 EVENTS GLOBALLY. BURSARIES AND GRANTS WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO ORGANIZE AWARENESS EVENTS LOCALLY. WPA ALSO ORGANIZED ITS 1ST WORLD PATIENTS CONFERENCE AND PROVIDED GRANTS TO A NUMBER OF PATIENT ADVOCATES FROM DIFFERENT WORLD REGIONS TO ENSURE REPRESENTATION IN THE CONFERENCE FROM ALL AREAS. TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC ISSUES FACED BY THE AFRICAN REGION, WPA CONDUCTED AN AFRICAN REGIONAL MEETING. 77467 4122 ADVOCACY: THE WPA PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE GLOBAL POLICY ARENA, REPRESENTING PATIENTS WORLDWIDE. THE ORGANIZATION DEDICATES CONSIDERABLE TIME TO CONVEY THE PATIENT PERSPECTIVE TO REGULATORS, POLICYMAKERS, AND OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE WHO, EU, AND OTHER GOVERNING BODIES. TO ENSURE THE PATIENT VOICE IS HEARD, THE WPA ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES AND PRESENTS AT VARIOUS MEETINGS WORLDWIDE. HERE IS A LIST OF A FEW EVENTS WHERE WPA BOARD DIRECTORS WERE PRESENT, EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON: -WORLD HEALTH DAY CONFERENCE -COALITION OF NGOS FOR EQUITY MEETING -CONFERENCE ON PATIENT SAFETY FOR WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY -45TH WORLD HOSPITAL CONGRESS -SEMINAR ON WORLD PATIENT DAY SAFETY IN FATIMAH JINNAH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY -MEMBERSHIP SURVEYS -STATEMENT OF PATIENTS' RIGHTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE WPA'S TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE COVERED BY OTHER COALITIONS, MINIMIZING THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL BURDEN IN RELATION TO THE EXTENSIVE WORK PERFORMED. IN 2022, THE WPA FOCUSED ON ADVOCACY THROUGH THE SUCCESSFUL WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY 2022 CAMPAIGN AND COLLABORATING WITH ITS MEMBERS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ORGANIZED AWARENESS WALKS AND OTHER EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMBERS TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT PATIENT ISSUES AND UTILIZED SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT, AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA TO REACH OUT TO WPA MEMBERS AND THE PATIENT COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE. WPA ORGANIZED THE 1ST WORLD PATIENTS CONFERENCE IN ROME IN 2022, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY THE LEADING GLOBAL HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, FEDERAL DRUG AUTHORITY, INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES, WORLD FEDERATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION, EUROPEAN MEDICINE AGENCY ETC. THE CONFERENCE PROVIDED A PLATFORM TO PATIENTS TO NETWORK AND ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS' RIGHTS GLOBALLY UNDER THE THEME OF "NEW NORMAL, NEW CHALLENGES FOR PATIENTS." TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG THE PATIENT COMMUNITY, THE WPA RELEASED A VIDEO ON MEDICATION SAFETY. ADDITIONALLY, WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED ON SIGNIFICANT TOPICS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2021 MEMBERSHIP SURVEY. GIVEN BELOW IS THE LIST OF GLOBAL WEBINARS & WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY THE WPA IN 2022: A. WPA FUNDRAISING WEBINAR B. BIOSIMILARS TRAINING PROGRAM C. WORKSHOP ON PATIENT EMPOWERMENT & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN PATIENT SAFETY D. WORKSHOP ON PERSON-CENTERED CARE 52542 3134 EDUCATION: THE KEY TO ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO PATIENTS IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE PATIENT COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN THIS REGARD, A MEMBERSHIP SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2022 TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS, ENABLING WPA TO ALIGN ITS WORK WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GLOBAL PATIENT COMMUNITY. AS SUGGESTED IN THE MEMBERSHIP SURVEY, THE WPA ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL AND CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEMBERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. NOTABLY, THE WPA COLLABORATED WITH ITS MEMBERS IN POLAND AND PAKISTAN TO ORGANIZE CONFERENCES. MOREOVER, WPA ORGANIZED THE 1ST WORLD PATIENTS CONFERENCE IN ROME IN 2022, WHERE PATIENTS WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, SHARE EXPERIENCES, LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER AND GET EDUCATED ON CURRENT HEALTHCARE ISSUES AND THEIR SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE WPA CONDUCTED THE 1ST AFRICAN REGIONAL MEETING VIRTUALLY, FOCUSING ON RAISING PATIENT VOICES AS A PATHWAY TO ENSURING QUALITY AND SAFE CARE IN AFRICA, IN LINE WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE. FURTHERMORE, ONE OF THE WPA'S FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS, JOLANTA BILINSKA, ORGANIZED A CONFERENCE IN LODZ, POLAND, TO COMMEMORATE WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY. IN ADDITION, WPA IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATION, ALZHEIMER'S PAKISTAN ORGANIZED A SEMINAR ON PATIENT SAFETY AT FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT WPA PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WORLDPATIENTSALLIANCE.ORG. ADDITIONALLY, THE WPA ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES, OFTEN INVITED TO SPEAK, PRESENT, OR EDUCATE THE PATIENT ADVOCATE COMMUNITY. LASTLY, THE WPA CONDUCTED AN ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY ABOUT DISEASES AND ISSUES FACED BY PATIENTS. 177877 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false X ANDREW SPIEGEL 6106688600 905 MERION SQUARE RD GLADWYNE PA 19035 DR HUSSAIN JAFRI EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 63690 0 0 ANDREW SPIEGEL CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PENNEY COWAN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOLANTA BILINSKA TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KARLA CASTILLA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 REGINA KAMOGA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 63690 false false false 204615 204615 204615 X 9498 9498 63690 50952 12738 3900 3900 32525 26020 6505 4106 4106 6915 6915 76486 76486 BANK CHARGES & FEES 1922 1922 CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSS 1880 1880 200922 177877 23045 0 229745 233438 229745 233438 0 0 X 229745 233438 229745 233438 229745 233438 3693 X false false X 25000 236378 175000 204615 640993 25000 236378 175000 204615 640993 380260 260733 640993 0.40680 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true EUROPE PROGRAM SERVICES CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 42094 EUROPE GRANTMAKING 2259 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PROGRAM SERVICES CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 432 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA GRANTMAKING 1016 SOUTH AMERICA PROGRAM SERVICES CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 13962 SOUTH AMERICA GRANTMAKING 600 SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM SERVICES OFFICE COSTS 166 SOUTH ASIA 1 3 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING 96215 SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM SERVICES ADVERTISING 4107 SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM SERVICES CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 1499 SOUTH ASIA GRANTMAKING 1315 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROGRAM SERVICES CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 1079 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA GRANTMAKING 4308 1 3 1 3 169052 169052 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE GRANT IS GIVEN THROUGH A SELECTION PROCESS BY THE SECTION COMMITTEE COMPRISING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH APPLICATION HAS TO SIGN THE FORM WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT IF THE REQUIRED ACTIVITIES ARE NOT PERFORMED, THE GRANT TRANSFERRED WILL BE RETURNED IN FULL. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 EUROPE 42,094 0 EUROPE 2,259 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 432 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1,016 0 SOUTH AMERICA 13,962 0 SOUTH AMERICA 600 0 SOUTH ASIA 166 0 SOUTH ASIA 96,215 0 SOUTH ASIA 4,107 0 SOUTH ASIA 1,499 0 SOUTH ASIA 1,315 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1,079 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 4,308 0 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE WORLD PATIENTS ALLIANCE (WPA) IS A NONPROFIT UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF PATIENTS, PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. THE WPA PROVIDES THE PLATFORM TO EMPOWER AND RAISE THE PATIENTS' VOICE FOR THE PROVISION OF AND ACCESS TO SAFE, QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. WPA WORKS TO ENSURE PATIENTS HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN ALL THE STAGES OF HEALTHCARE THAT INCLUDING PLANNING, PROVISION, MONITORING, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF HEALTH SERVICES. THERE ARE NO FEES FOR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS TO BECOME MEMBERS, AND OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE AT NO-COST TO OUR PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION MEMBERS. MISSION: TO BE THE GLOBAL VOICE OF PATIENTS WORKING TOWARD PATIENT EMPOWERMENT AND ENGAGEMENT, IMPROVED ACCESS TO SAFE INNOVATIVE TREATMENT AND PATIENT CENTERED HEALTHCARE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD VISION: THAT ALL PATIENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OUR ORGANIZATION'S GROWTH, ENHANCE REGIONAL NETWORKING, AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PATIENT'S CAUSE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A GROWTH: THE WPA COMPRISES 394 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM 108 COUNTRIES AND WAS ESTABLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2020. THE ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCED RAPID GROWTH IN ITS MEMBERSHIP GLOBALLY. BY HAVING PATIENT GROUPS IN VARIOUS REGIONS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS STRENGTHENED ITS PRESENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL PATIENT GROUP ARENA AND ENHANCED ITS ADVOCACY EFFORTS. COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH THE WIDER PATIENT COMMUNITY AND MEMBER GROUPS IS CONDUCTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL. THE INCREASED MEMBERSHIP HAS BOOSTED THE ORGANIZATION'S CREDIBILITY WITH POTENTIAL FUNDERS AND POLICY MAKERS WORLDWIDE, RESULTING IN INCREASED FUNDING AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2022, WPA SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED A LARGE-SCALE CAMPAIGN ON WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY, WHICH INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 400 EVENTS GLOBALLY. BURSARIES AND GRANTS WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO ORGANIZE AWARENESS EVENTS LOCALLY. WPA ALSO ORGANIZED ITS 1ST WORLD PATIENTS CONFERENCE AND PROVIDED GRANTS TO A NUMBER OF PATIENT ADVOCATES FROM DIFFERENT WORLD REGIONS TO ENSURE REPRESENTATION IN THE CONFERENCE FROM ALL AREAS. TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC ISSUES FACED BY THE AFRICAN REGION, WPA CONDUCTED AN AFRICAN REGIONAL MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ADVOCACY: THE WPA PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE GLOBAL POLICY ARENA, REPRESENTING PATIENTS WORLDWIDE. THE ORGANIZATION DEDICATES CONSIDERABLE TIME TO CONVEY THE PATIENT PERSPECTIVE TO REGULATORS, POLICYMAKERS, AND OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE WHO, EU, AND OTHER GOVERNING BODIES. TO ENSURE THE PATIENT VOICE IS HEARD, THE WPA ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES AND PRESENTS AT VARIOUS MEETINGS WORLDWIDE. HERE IS A LIST OF A FEW EVENTS WHERE WPA BOARD DIRECTORS WERE PRESENT, EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON: -WORLD HEALTH DAY CONFERENCE -COALITION OF NGOS FOR EQUITY MEETING -CONFERENCE ON PATIENT SAFETY FOR WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY -45TH WORLD HOSPITAL CONGRESS -SEMINAR ON WORLD PATIENT DAY SAFETY IN FATIMAH JINNAH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY -MEMBERSHIP SURVEYS -STATEMENT OF PATIENTS' RIGHTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE WPA'S TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE COVERED BY OTHER COALITIONS, MINIMIZING THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL BURDEN IN RELATION TO THE EXTENSIVE WORK PERFORMED. IN 2022, THE WPA FOCUSED ON ADVOCACY THROUGH THE SUCCESSFUL WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY 2022 CAMPAIGN AND COLLABORATING WITH ITS MEMBERS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ORGANIZED AWARENESS WALKS AND OTHER EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMBERS TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT PATIENT ISSUES AND UTILIZED SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT, AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA TO REACH OUT TO WPA MEMBERS AND THE PATIENT COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE. WPA ORGANIZED THE 1ST WORLD PATIENTS CONFERENCE IN ROME IN 2022, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY THE LEADING GLOBAL HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, FEDERAL DRUG AUTHORITY, INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES, WORLD FEDERATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION, EUROPEAN MEDICINE AGENCY ETC. THE CONFERENCE PROVIDED A PLATFORM TO PATIENTS TO NETWORK AND ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS' RIGHTS GLOBALLY UNDER THE THEME OF "NEW NORMAL, NEW CHALLENGES FOR PATIENTS." TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG THE PATIENT COMMUNITY, THE WPA RELEASED A VIDEO ON MEDICATION SAFETY. ADDITIONALLY, WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED ON SIGNIFICANT TOPICS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2021 MEMBERSHIP SURVEY. GIVEN BELOW IS THE LIST OF GLOBAL WEBINARS & WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY THE WPA IN 2022: A. WPA FUNDRAISING WEBINAR B. BIOSIMILARS TRAINING PROGRAM C. WORKSHOP ON PATIENT EMPOWERMENT & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN PATIENT SAFETY D. WORKSHOP ON PERSON-CENTERED CARE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATION: THE KEY TO ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO PATIENTS IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE PATIENT COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN THIS REGARD, A MEMBERSHIP SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2022 TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF PATIENT ORGANIZATIONS, ENABLING WPA TO ALIGN ITS WORK WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GLOBAL PATIENT COMMUNITY. AS SUGGESTED IN THE MEMBERSHIP SURVEY, THE WPA ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL AND CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEMBERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. NOTABLY, THE WPA COLLABORATED WITH ITS MEMBERS IN POLAND AND PAKISTAN TO ORGANIZE CONFERENCES. MOREOVER, WPA ORGANIZED THE 1ST WORLD PATIENTS CONFERENCE IN ROME IN 2022, WHERE PATIENTS WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, SHARE EXPERIENCES, LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER AND GET EDUCATED ON CURRENT HEALTHCARE ISSUES AND THEIR SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE WPA CONDUCTED THE 1ST AFRICAN REGIONAL MEETING VIRTUALLY, FOCUSING ON RAISING PATIENT VOICES AS A PATHWAY TO ENSURING QUALITY AND SAFE CARE IN AFRICA, IN LINE WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE. FURTHERMORE, ONE OF THE WPA'S FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS, JOLANTA BILINSKA, ORGANIZED A CONFERENCE IN LODZ, POLAND, TO COMMEMORATE WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY. IN ADDITION, WPA IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATION, ALZHEIMER'S PAKISTAN ORGANIZED A SEMINAR ON PATIENT SAFETY AT FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT WPA PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WORLDPATIENTSALLIANCE.ORG. ADDITIONALLY, THE WPA ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES, OFTEN INVITED TO SPEAK, PRESENT, OR EDUCATE THE PATIENT ADVOCATE COMMUNITY. LASTLY, THE WPA CONDUCTED AN ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY ABOUT DISEASES AND ISSUES FACED BY PATIENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ALL BOARD OFFICERS REVIEW THE FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING 8,131 0 0 CONSULTING 11,383 0 0 CONSULTING 6,506 0 0 CONSULTING 0 6,505 0 TOTAL 26,020 6,505 0