Antonia Luque
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LUQUE, ANTONIA
Social Activist, Defender of the Right to Health and Life.
Venezuela
- Volunteer (34 years old) Venezuelan Association for Hemophilia (AVH).
- Advisor to the health commission of the National Assembly and the IVSS, on chronic diseases, high cost and risk (1998-present).
- Organizer of 26 camps for patients with hemophilia (1998 – 2013).
- Founder (CODEVIDA 2003), patient organizations: Hemophilia, Transplants, HIV-AIDS, Cancer, Leukemias.
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INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Facilitator in the Twinning Program of WFH Organizations: Venezuela-Nicaragua (2002-2005); Venezuela-Dominican Republic (2004-2007); Venezuela-Ecuador (2005-2009); Venezuela-Brazil (2010-2013).
- Member of the Board of Directors of the NGO Alianza Latina (2015-2023).
- Facilitator in different Congresses or training workshops in LATAM
PROJECTS DEVELOPED
- Formation of subsidiaries of a health organization (AVH 1999-2023).
- Preparation of census and registration of patients with coagulopathies in Venezuela (2000-2024). Marco Polo Project (2010-2013)
- Strengthening patient organization (1996-2015) (2000-2024)
PUBLICATIONS
- Collaborator in: Preparation of “Guide to develop a national patient census” FMH (2005) ; National Consensus on hemophilia treatment in Venezuela (2013); “Manual for the treatment of people with hemophilia” Marco Polo Project (2014).
- Co-rapporteur of 42 versions of the Venezuelan National Hemophilia Program. (2002-2016)
RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS
- Rafael Ángel García Award VIII Edition (2002)
- 100 celebrities of the year 2008, “El Nacional” Newspaper.
- International Volunteer of the Year Award, WFH Frank Schnabel 2010
- Luisa Caseres de Arismendi Award (2021)
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