Vice President’s Message

Vice President’s Message 23 rd June to 2 nd July 2012Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. : I Had lunch meeting with members of new ostomy association now called MOSA (Malaysian Ostomy Association. ). President Mr Peter Chua, Vice President Mrs Mariam ( An ET in UMMC as well as president of METNA ), secretory , Mr K.C. […]

Mr. Hajime Hino 20/40 Youth Leader from JOA

20 / 40 Young Adult Leaders Mr. Hajime Hino 20/40 Youth Leader from JOA JOA 20/40 focus group celebrated its 4th year anniversary last June 2012 At present, the group has 86 members now. The group leader is Mr. Hajime Hino. They conducted a meeting for young ostomates in Fukuoka in January this year. This […]

WOD Celebration / Symposium in Hong Kong and China March 2012

Activities and eventsof World Ostomy Day Zhuhai China 24 March 2012 – In late February I was invited by Song Yanli from Coloplast to attend the above symposium. On Thursday 22nd March, on the way to this WOD symposium, the opportunity was taken to visit Hong Kong Stoma Association (HKSA) and the Coloplast Regional Office. […]

President’s Message

President’s Message Dear Members of ASPOA A number of delegates attended the ASPOA Conference and House of Delegates meeting in Tehran ,where the IOS hosted a very successful conference and showed outstanding hospitality and made sure all our needs were catered for. At the House of Delegates meeting a new Executive were elected and they […]

A Tribute on the Passing of Dato John Cardosa

Official News Communications The official poster of the Indonesia Conference designed by the organizers. Registration is open right now.   Dato John Cardosa passed away in the morning of October 6, 2011 due to lingering illness. He is survived by his wife and children. The story of Dato John David Cardosa goes a long way […]

ASPOA Past Officers

Past Offficers of ASPOA Officers 2020 – 2023 President: Dr. Allen Nash – AustraliaVice President: Jill Annette Newton – New ZealandSecretary: Mr. Ronaldo S. Lora – PhilippinesTreasurer: Mr. Richard McNair – New Zealand Fifth Member: Dr. Etsuhide Yamamoto – Japan Medical Adviser: Dr. Enkh Tsirigen – Mongolia Officers 2017 -2020 President: Mr. Richard McNair – […]

Mr. John O’Neill honored as Archie Vinitsky Awardee for 2007

Official News Communications John and Jan have been married for 33 years and have two daughters and one grandson. John who was an elected member of the Wanganui County Council for 18 years was awarded the Queens Service Medal(Q.S.M.)in 1991 for services to New Zealand. Mr. John O’Neill became an Ileostomate in 1966 as a […]

Brief History of the AOA

Brief History of the Asian & South Pacific Countries Dato’ John David CardosaPresident, Asian Ostomy Association “The following document on the brief history of the Asian Ostomy Association (AOA) was written by past president of AOA, Dato John Cardosa for the programme book of the 6th AOA Conference in Tokyo in 2008. His dedication to […]