{"id":6352,"date":"2026-01-08T13:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/?page_id=6352"},"modified":"2026-01-11T13:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:37:58","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6352\" class=\"elementor elementor-6352\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23f66e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e23f66e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d4bbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00d4bbb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c65977 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c65977\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dd4add animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8dd4add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/aspoa-logo-768x395.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-861\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/aspoa-logo-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/aspoa-logo-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/aspoa-logo-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/aspoa-logo-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/aspoa-logo-2048x1053.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3048aab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3048aab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194978b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"194978b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">what is aSPOA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901ccac animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"901ccac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Asia &amp; South Pacific Ostomy Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to quality ostomy patient care, up to date patient information and the formation of support groups.\u00a0<\/p><p>The ASPOA is composed of member countries that provides help to ostomates. We work hand in hand with surgeons, wound and ostomy care nurses for the advancement of ostomy care and good practices in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8824572 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8824572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/index.php\/about-aspoa\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-949ce8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"949ce8c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afaec59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afaec59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Tri-fold Goal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f87d92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f87d92\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e072ce elementor-flip-box--effect-zoom-in elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"4e072ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper elementor-view-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-house-user\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFORMATION OF<BR \/>support groups<br \/>FOR OSTOMATES\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe ostomates who are willing to make a start and work with others to form a support group and promote ostomy advocacy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34354dc elementor-flip-box--effect-zoom-in elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"34354dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper elementor-view-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-stethoscope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMEDICAL<br \/> PROFESSIONALS\n<BR \/> AS collaborators <br \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe valuable support of doctors and nurses providing medical information in dealing with ostomy issues and concerns that can resolve anxiety from ostomates\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e6ab5 elementor-flip-box--effect-zoom-in elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"d4e6ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper elementor-view-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-gift\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tINDUSTRY <br \/>MANUFACTURERS <br \/>AS PARTNERS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWithout these companies there will be no products and life for ostomates will be very difficult.\n<br \/> \nManufaturers too support in the promotion of World Ostomy Day activities \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf4488b animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf4488b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435a489 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"435a489\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f90618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f90618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">president's  Message<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164188d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"164188d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c3f236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c3f236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get to know the latest announcements and directives straight from the President<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a2221 e-con-full 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"2993862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;load_more_on_click&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;load_more_spinner&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-spinner&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards 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sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/ostomy-bag-cutting-leak-prevention-workshop-hong-kong-stoma-association\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tOstomy Bag Cutting &amp; Leak Prevention\u00a0Workshop &#8211; Hong Kong Stoma Association\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6455 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aspoa-news category-events-around-the-region\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/the-lives-of-people-with-ostomies-in-russia\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"><div 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wp-image-6240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xmas-aspoa2026-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/xmas-aspoa2026.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/aspoa-christmas-greeting-1016\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tMerry Christmas from the ASPOA Executive Committee\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6253 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aspoa-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EOA.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4251\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EOA.png 417w, https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EOA-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa066fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa066fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9346342 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9346342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/ostomyamericas.org\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OAA.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2603\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OAA.png 423w, https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OAA-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ef7d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14ef7d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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reports and\/or newsletters;\u00a0 and by convening a Regional Conference every trimester.<\/p><p>On this website you will find brief information on the different member associations, news and activities across the region and announcements on the latest ostomy updates. 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