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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 27, 2008 Daniel Navid, Chief Executive OfficerInternational Osteoporosis Foundation

Osteoporosis and the role of IOFPresented to the 2nd Strong Bone Asia Meeting

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IOF strategy

• Education of young people

• Empowerment of adults, especially women, to take responsibility for their bone health

• Convince governments to make osteoporosis a priority because of economic as well as social costs

• Help health care professionals provide best possible care for people with osteoporosis

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Membership status

87 membersin 29 locations

34 members186 members

in 90 locations

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IOF Committee of National Societies in Asia

• China• China Hong Kong• Chinese Taipei• India• Indonesia• Japan• Malaysia• Pakistan• Philippines• Singapore• South Korea• Sri Lanka• Thailand• Vietnam

Total: 26 members in 14 locations

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IOF’s Regional Presence

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IOF's Asian Program

Science

Family

Policy

Outreach and Education

Administration

Area 1

Area 2

Area 3

Area 4

Area 5

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IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis 2008

Challenge and opportunity of hosting in AsiaDecember 3-7, 2008

Science

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Strong Bone Asia Meeting

Second Strong Bone Asia Meeting

Asian Insights into Osteoporosis

Science

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Biannual IOF Asia Osteoporosis CongressBeijing, China, September 2009

Science

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IOF Osteoporosis Diagnosis Course in Asia

Courses in 2008• Jakarta, Indonesia • Mumbai, India

Courses in 2007• Bangkok, Thailand• Hanoi, Vietnam • Hong Kong, China• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Science

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IOF Strong Bones Academy

Follow-up meeting to be held in Indonesia

Family

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IOF White Paper and economic analysis

• Australia• Brazil• China• Indonesia• Philippines• Thailand• Vietnam

Policy

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IOF Asian AuditPolicy

IOF World Osteoporosis Day 2008Outreach and

Education

Launches:• Brussels, Belgium

October 14Global launch of World Osteoporosis Day

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 17 IOF WOD 2008 Latin American Regional Launch, in conjunction with the National Federation of Osteoporosis Patients Associations FENAPCO.

• Beijing, ChinaOctober 20 IOF WOD 2008 Asian Regional Launch,in conjunction with the Chinese Health Promotion Foundation.

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Opening Hong Kong OfficeAdministration

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Thank You

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