World Osteoporosis Day
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World Osteoporosis Day
16th October 2020
World Osteoporosis Day aims to make osteoporosis and fracture prevention a global health priority.
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Broken bones - Broken lives
10th February 2019
IOF's new report, "Broken bones, broken lives: A roadmap to solve the fragility fracture crisis in Europe," (with country-specific editions), provides new evidence that the clinical, societal and cost burdens associated with fragility fractures in Europe are a growing public health concern requiring urgent action.
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Love your bones – Protect your future
18th October 2017
Worldwide, fractures due to osteoporosis affect one in three women, and one in five men, ages 50 or over. Only a minority of patients are diagnosed and receive treatment.