We created the World Immunodeficiency Network (WIN) in 2001 with the goal of providing support, encouragement, and funding opportunities to national and international patient organizations, physicians, and nurses to unite and strengthen the voices of the PI community.
Since then, we’ve funded activities including symposia, family days, weekend retreats, conferences, website development, educational seminars, summer camps, physician mailings, newsletters, publishing, exhibit booths at conferences, and more! The advocacy groups we support operate in over 40 countries, helping PI patients and families across the globe.
In addition to supporting patient organizations, physician and nurse education is an essential part of our work at the Foundation. Under the WIN umbrella, we provide travel grants for physicians and nurses through WINMD and WINRN. Both grants were created to encourage young physicians, researchers, scientists, and nurses to travel to important conferences that highlight Primary Immunodeficiency and Immunology.
We are thrilled to provide these grants to encourage continued education at meetings and conferences that focus on PI and developments in the field of Immunology. It is our sincere hope that attendees gain a deeper understanding of PI, stay up to date on current research from leaders in the field, and form meaningful collaborations.
WIN grants have been awarded to physicians and nurses in over 44 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Navajo Nation, The Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, and many more across the globe.
Interested in learning more about these programs? Visit the Medical Academy on our website to apply and read more details.