Associação Portuguesa de Ostomizados (APO) is a Portuguese association dedicated to supporting people living with an ostomy. Its website provides information about ostomy-related topics, legislation, and terminology, alongside news, articles, events, and links to relevant resources. The association presents itself as a place people can turn to for help and invites them to join, emphasizing that it exists to support ostomized people and may also be a community for those who need it.

APO raises awareness of the rights and needs of people with ostomies. In its World Ostomy Day coverage, it highlights the principle that ostomates’ rights are human rights and stresses access to information and appropriate care, dignity, quality of life, independence, and the ability to make decisions about their own care. It also points readers to the European Ostomy Association’s rights charter and related materials. The site shares practical notices, including information about applying for recognition of economic hardship for exemption from healthcare user charges. APO can be contacted by email or telephone.