Patients with venous leg ulcers face considerable suffering and a reduced quality of life. Many of these patients do not receive appropriate treatment, resulting in longer healing times, increased risk of complications and higher treatment…
read moreFirst Aid Next Door is the name of a program designed to make first aid available in pharmacies in Vietnam! In Vietnam, 3,600 cases of injury are recorded every day (falls, road accidents, drowning…). However,…
read moreMission Compression, with the aim to raise awareness of the need for compression and standardize its use for Veinous Leg Ulcer patients, was launched for the first time in Italy at the XVII National Congress…
read moreDiabetic foot ulcer is an often overlooked complication linked to diabetes. Diabetes affects 425 million people worldwide. It is estimated that during their lifetime, 19 to 34% of diabetic patients develop a foot ulcer. In…
read moreThe URGO Foundation invited URGO employees to the ENDOrun, a solidarity run to raise awareness on this inflammatory gynecological disease. Three figures illustrate the importance of raising awareness on this pathology: Endometriosis affects 10% of…
read moreAccording to the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, hospitals are only able to meet 54% of the country’s blood demand and only 1.68% of the population has already donated blood. For the URGO Foundation, access to…
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