The Working Group on PD
The group originally consisted of leading specialists in PD from Argentina, Austria, Canada, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Spain, UK and USA, as well as representatives from the EPDA. In order to fully reflect the WHO regions of America, Europe, East Mediterranean, Africa, South East Asia and Western Pacific, membership has since increased to include India, Japan, and Jordan. Annual meetings have been held alongside World PD Day celebrations in Spain, USA, Argentina, Japan, Russia and India. The aims and objectives of the group have been to develop a Global PD Alliance, to utilize the expertise of the membership working in partnership with lay organisations within the WHO regions, and ultimately transfer the 'Charter for people with PD' into a Global Declaration
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The
Working Group on PD was formed by the World
Health organisation (WHO) in 1997, to develop guidelines
for the WHO-led international efforts to control PD.