In response to a rapidly aging population and the rising burden of fall-related injuries, Thailand has launched a National Model Initiative for Integrated Surveillance, Prevention, and Management of Falls, Hip ...
March 27, 2025
The launch of the Italian "National Registry of Fragility Fractures" was announced on World Osteoporosis Day, celebrated in Rome on October 20. This groundbreaking initiative, developed in collaboration with the ...
March 03, 2025
October 21st marked a significant milestone for public health in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the proposal of Bill No. 2,787/2024 at the State Legislative Assembly. This bill ...
November 22, 2024
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), under the auspices of the Capture the Fracture® (CTF) initiative and in collaboration with renowned Brazilian bone health experts, has released ...
October 07, 2024
The World Health Organization has published a Fragility Fractures fact sheet which includes impactful statistics that show the immense burden of fractures (broken bones) worldwide.
Fractures are a global public ...
October 04, 2024
The number of osteoporosis-related hip fractures is on the rise due to the ageing of populations worldwide. These fractures have devastating consequences for patients and their families and pose an ...
December 22, 2023
National healthcare landscapes vary worldwide, but most share one common failing: osteoporosis and fracture prevention are under-prioritized within the healthcare system.
Osteoporosis is a progressive, chronic disease that causes bones ...
October 18, 2023
A new report ‘Solutions for Fracture Prevention in Saudi Arabia’ has been authored by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Capture the Fracture® programme in collaboration with leading ...
September 25, 2023
Congratulations to the Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) on the launch of the revamped and revised APCO Bone Health QI Tool Kit! The Bone Health QI Toolkit enables clinicians ...
September 14, 2023
An estimated 255,000 fragility fractures occur annually in Türkiye, the equivalent of approximately 29 broken bones per hour. The cause is osteoporosis, a disease in which the skeleton becomes weak ...
August 31, 2023
In Argentina, following the success of the July 19th "Strengthen Your Bones" workshop, aimed at beneficiaries of the Instituto Autárquico de la Obra Social Provincial ...
August 28, 2023
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) are collaborating to develop the 2023 Asia-Pacific Bone Health Regional Audit. The MOU of the collaboration ...
July 04, 2023