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The IF International Youth Group SBH was present during the Independent Living Day at the European Parliament, Brussels. An important day to raise awareness on the topic of independent living: “Every person has the right to live where he wants, with whom he wants. Everyone has the right to manage his own life” - Kateryna Shcherbyna.

On April 21, 2023, the International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus held its spring webinar titled "Women with Disabilities in Conflict and Crisis" with the aim of better understanding the risks and vulnerabilities faced by women in conflicts and crises as well as the opportunities and resources available to support women and girls with disabilities who are impacted by conflicts and crises.

The webinar ‘Fortifying our Future: Coming together to support the World Health Assembly Resolution on Food Fortification’, was held on 4 April 2023. The webinar aimed to bring together a diverse coalition of advocates and stakeholders, such as experts in the fields of disability rights, neurosurgery, micronutrient malnutrition, food fortification, public health, and fortified food production to support the WHA food fortification initiative, as well as, to maximise the impact of the proposed resolution, ‘Accelerating efforts for preventing micronutrient deficiencies and their consequences, including spina bifida, and other neural tube defects, through safe and effective food fortification’.

It is with great pleasure that IF announces that the Executive Board of the WHO has voted to put the draft resolution “Accelerating efforts for preventing micronutrient deficiencies and their consequences, including spina bifida and other neural tube defects, through safe and effective food fortification” on the agenda of the seventy-sixth World Health Assembly.

The IF Working Group on Ageing published its report “Ageing With Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: An Overview of Best Practices Around the World”. Also, the Executive Summary for the report is provided.