LAPA worked in 2021 on a program for several patient advocates and their organizations to meet virtually with several of the presidential and congressional candidates (in the first half of the year). LAPA is currently planning the next steps for Peruvian patient groups to continue building coalitions, generating ideas and developing policy proposals to improve the healthcare system...
LAPA works directly with leaders of patient advocacy organizations. Graduates of the program become certified as ambassadors for public health policy and advocacy in their respective countries...
LAPA supports follow-up country-level health policy initiatives led by local graduates of the program when those goals align with LAPA's mission and vision.