North America

News from Mexico

2024-08-08T09:39:19+02:00August 8, 2024|Mexico|

From Sandra Agustina Nieto-Martinez, HAE Mexico (AMAEH) On November 23, 2023, the Commission for Attention to Vulnerable Groups, chaired by Representative Gabriela Sodi and held in collaboration with the Mexican Association of Hereditary Angioedema AC (AMAEH), proposed in law to declare May 16 of each year as the NATIONAL HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA DAY and include [...]

News from South America and Mexico

2024-07-11T12:12:16+02:00July 11, 2024|Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, HAEi News, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, South America, Uruguay, Venezuela|

From Regional Patient Advocate Fernanda De Oliveira Martins These past months, I’ve been pushing key initiatives for HAEi, raising awareness, supporting patient groups, and advocating for improved access to HAE treatment. Here’s a breakdown of my main contributions in the past few months: HAEi has developed a great tool to support Member Organizations (MO) [...]

News from USA

2024-05-30T09:09:39+02:00May 30, 2024|North America, United States of America|

From US HAEA The US HAEA Is Celebrating Its 25th Anniversary. Twenty-five years ago, a group of people who were diagnosed with an extremely rare and serious condition called HAE found each other online and decided that it was high time for bold action to address what they were all experiencing—pain, suffering, disability, and [...]

News from Canada

2024-05-30T08:05:59+02:00May 30, 2024|Canada, North America|

From Michelle Cooper, President, Daphne Dumbrille, COO, and Jacquie Badiou, Past President, HAE Canada The HAE Canada Board of Directors began 2024 thinking about the next five years. In January we had the first of five meetings to plan our next Five-Year Strategic Plan. We are keen to plan new projects, set goals and [...]

News from North America

2024-05-03T09:33:09+02:00May 3, 2024|Canada, HAEi News, North America, United States of America|

From Regional Patient Advocate Anthony J. Castaldo HAEi has frequent and productive contact with the HAE Canada (HAEC) Team, including President Michelle Cooper, Past President Jacquie Badiou, and Chief Operating Officer Daphne Dumbrille. HAEC is working to promote HAEi Advocacy Academy to their 500 members and make the HAEi Emergency Department poster available in [...]

News from South America and Mexico

2024-05-03T09:10:41+02:00May 3, 2024|Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, HAEi News, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, South America, Uruguay, Venezuela|

From Regional Patient Advocate Fernanda De Oliveira Martins The 2024 HAEi Regional Conference Americas in Panama was amazing. It was a powerful source of inspiration for HAE patients, caregivers, and everyone involved with HAE. The conference equipped Member Organizations (MO) with knowledge, fostered collaboration, and empowered the MOs to continue their work and make [...]

News from USA

2024-01-29T12:55:30+01:00January 29, 2024|North America, United States of America|

From Jess Myers, Communication and Advocacy Specialist, US HAEA US HAEA Advocacy Update: The US HAEA advocacy team has been hard at work this year to fight against harmful policies that prevent Americans with HAE from accessing their lifesaving medications. Recently, there have been some exciting steps forward for HAE advocacy including: On October [...]

News from Canada

2024-01-17T10:28:23+01:00January 17, 2024|Canada, North America|

From Michelle Cooper (HAEC President and Ontario Regional Director), Jacquie Badiou, (Past President), and Daphne Dumbrille (COO), HAE Canada In October, HAE Canada President, Michelle Cooper, along with COO, Daphne Dumbrille, were given the opportunity to attend BioCryst’s first annual Patient Community Open House at their Discovery Center of Excellence Labs in Birmingham, Alabama. [...]

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