We have received very sad news about the death of Ján Čačko, the long-time President of the Slovak Ostomy Association SLOVILCO.
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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Kes Klare, aged 81, on April 16, 2022.
Continue reading “Kes Klare”World Ostomy Day celebrated in Russia
Every three years in the beginning of October Russian Association of ostomy patients ASTOM, member of the European Association of ostomy patients, as well as other ostomy organizations around the world celebrates the World Ostomy Day and organizes different events in Moscow and other regions of Russia.
Continue reading “World Ostomy Day celebrated in Russia”Living with Ostomy: Personal Stories and Experiences
Although ostomy care has improved significantly in the past decades, some people with ostomy, does still not have access to basic rights, that enable them to live a self-determined and independent life – even in developed countries.
Below patients from around the world share their experiences of being diagnosed and living with ostomy, to ensure the patient voice is heard in efforts to improve ostomy information and care.
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Video conference of EOA member ‘Union Stomisés Grand Sud’ (France) on the 18th January 2021
L’Union fait vraiment la Force, grâce au Dr Serge Ros (ASSO 31), à Monique Lancelevée (IAS Loire et Haute Loire) et à Danièle Chaumier, nous pouvons proposer un programme de qualité pour notre prochaine visioconférence. Merci à eux. (Flyer en pièce jointe).
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Activities of the National Association of Ostomy Patients of Russia ASTOM during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought many changes. It has forced us all to find new ways of working, interacting and living. But ASTOM has never stopped its activities within the whole period of lock-down as well as in the post-quarantine period.
Covid-19 has set us unprecedented challenges and disrupted a lot of plans. Thankfully none of the board members and activists have contracted this insidious virus.
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