WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement, Lavanya Vijayasingham
The Lions Write Journal: Journal of first-person voice on lived, first-hand experience and tacit knowledge in managing chronic health conditions
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20 Nov 2025
The report on Patient Stories is published as a ‘living document’ in 2025, timed to be available for the United Nations (UN) High Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs. At the time of writing, it has 59 stories from 33 countries with representation from all World Health Organization (WHO) regions. Each story is written from a patient’s perspective with support from a GAN investigator or academic co-author.
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