International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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The International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, usually just FIGO as the acronym of its French name Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique, is a worldwide NGO organisation representing obstetricians and gynaecologists in over one hundred territories. It was founded on 26 July 1954 in Geneva, Switzerland as an organisation representing 42 national societies. Membership is currently composed of 124 professional societies of obstetricians and gynaecologists worldwide. The headquarters of FIGO was initially located at Geneva
, Switzerland
. The FIGO Secretariat is located at London.
FIGO's work covers many aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology such as oncology
, STDs/AIDS
, perinatal health, education, safe motherhood, the pathology of the breast
, medical terminology, social activities on women's health, new technology and ethics
.
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. The FIGO Secretariat is located at London.
Core activities
The aim of FIGO is to "promote the well-being of women and to raise the standard of practice in obstetrics and gynaecology". It is financed by dues of member societies, grants, and educational activities.FIGO's work covers many aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology such as oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
, STDs/AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
, perinatal health, education, safe motherhood, the pathology of the breast
Breast
The breast is the upper ventral region of the torso of a primate, in left and right sides, which in a female contains the mammary gland that secretes milk used to feed infants.Both men and women develop breasts from the same embryological tissues...
, medical terminology, social activities on women's health, new technology and ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
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Publications
Major publications include-- International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics- peer reviewed journal published monthly by Elsevier Science
- "FIGO Newsletter" - published three times a year
- Annual Reports
- World Report on Women’s Health
- FIGO Ethics Guidelines have been reproduced (with commentary) in academic periodicals: e.g. (2006) 7 Medical Law InternationalMedical Law InternationalMedical Law International is an academic legal periodical . It was published by A B Academic Publishers from 1993 to 2011. It is peer reviewed, and deals with the legal and ethical aspects of medicine throughout the world, with a strong emphasis on international and comparative trends in law and...
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World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
FIGO conducts a triennial meeting, the "World Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology".. In addition the society sponsors fellowships, lectures, provides reports about women’s health, and offers grants. Importantly through international committees consensus guidelines are achieved about evaluation and treatment of gynaecological and obstetrical disorders. Thus the FIGO staging system for gynaecological malignancy is generally accepted.| No | Date | City |
|---|---|---|
| IX | 25–31 October 1979 | Tokyo |
| X | 17–22 October 1982 | San Francisco |
| XI | 15–20 September 1985 | Berlin |
| XII | October 1988 | Rio de Janeiro |
| XIII | August 1991 | Singapore |
| XIV | September 1994 | Montreal |
| XV | August 1997 | Copenhagen |
| XVI | August 2000 | Washington DC |
| XVII | 2–7 November 2003 | Santiago |
| XVIII | November 2006 | Kuala Lumpur |
| XIX | 4–9 October 2009 | Cape Town |
| XX | 7-12 October 2012 | Rome |
Member Associations
The following 124 professional societies are members of FIGO as on December 2010 -- Afghan Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Albanian Association of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, The
- Asociacion de Ginecologia y Obstetricia de Guatemala (AGOG)
- Asociacion de Obstetricia y Ginecologia de Costa Rica
- Associação Moçambicana de Obstetras e Ginecologistas (AMOG)
- Association of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians of Tanzania, (The AGOTA)
- Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians of Macedonia
- Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians of Serbia, Montenegro and Republic Srpska (UGOSCGRS)
- Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Malawi (AOGM)
- Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Uganda
- Association Sénégalaise de Gynécologie-Obstétrique (ASGO)
- Bulgarian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The
- Chinese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The
- Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français
- Croatian Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians
- Cyprus Gynaecological and Obstetrics Society
- Czech Gynecological and Obstetrical Society
- Dansk Selskab for Obstetric og Gynaekologi
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkilogie und Geurtshilfe
- Dutch Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The
- Egyptian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The
- Emirate Medical Association
- Eritrean Medical Association (ERIMA)
- Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Federaçao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia (FEBRASGO)
- Federación Argentina de Sociedades de Ginecología y Obstetricia
- Federación Colombiana de Asociaciones de Obstetricia y Ginecología
- Federación Ecuatoriana de Sociedades de Ginecología y Obstetricia
- Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Obstetricia y Ginecologia (FEMECOG)
- Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI)FogsiThe Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India is a professional organization representing practitioners of obstetrics and gynecology in India...
- Finnish Gynecological Association
- Georgian Obstetricians and Gynecologists Association (GOGA)
- Grabham Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, The
- Hellenic Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society
- Hungarian Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Icelandic Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the Royal College of Physicians of IrelandRoyal College of Physicians of IrelandThe Royal College of Physicians of Ireland , was founded in 1654 and is a postgraduate medical organisation comprising Members and Fellows...
- Iraqi Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ISOG)
- Israel Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Jordanian Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, The
- Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society
- Koninklijke BelgischeVerenigning voor Gynecologie en Verloskunde/Societé Royale Belge de Gynécologie et d’Obstetrique
- Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Kuwait Medical AssociationKuwait Medical AssociationKuwait Medical Association was founded in October 1963. It is an establishment which provides and represents all doctors in Kuwait. The Kuwait Medical Association headquarters are in the Kuwait Medical Professionals building....
: The Profession of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Kyrgyz Association of Obstetricians, Gynecologists and Neonatologists (KOAGN)
- Latvian Association of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians
- Libyan Obstetrical and Gynaecological Association
- Lithuanian Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Macau Association of Obstetric and Gynaecology
- Malta College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Myanmar Medical Association
- National Association of Iranian Obstetricians & Gynecologists (NAIGO)
- Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NESOG)
- Norsk gynekologisk Forening (Norwegian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics)
- Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society of Hong Kong
- Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society of Malaysia
- Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society of Singapore
- Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society of the Sudan
- Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh
- Oesterreichische Gesellschaft fur Gynakologie und Geburtshilfe (Austrian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics)
- Papua New Guinea Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society
- Perkumpulan Obstetri Dan Ginekologi Indonesia (Indonesian Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology)
- Philippine Obstetrical & Gynecological Society, INC
- Polish Gynaecological Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Ginekologiczne)
- Republic of Armenia Association of Obstetricians/Gynecologists and Neonatologists
- Romanian Society of Obstetric and Gynecology
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsRoyal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsThe Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is the body responsible for training and examining obstetricians and gynaecologists in New Zealand and Australia...
, The - Royal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsRoyal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsThe Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is a professional association based in the UK. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is, pregnancy, childbirth, and female sexual and reproductive health...
(UK) - Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, The
- Russian Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Saudi Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie and Geburtshilf/Société Suisse de Gynécologie & Obstétrique
- Shoqata e Obstetërve dhe Gjinekologëve te Kosovës/Kosovo Obstetrics and Gynaecology Association (KOGA)
- Sierra Leone Association of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians
- Slovak Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Slovene Association of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians
- Sociedad Boliviana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
- Sociedad Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecología
- Sociedad Cubana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
- Sociedad de Ginecología y Obstetricia de El Salvador
- Sociedad de Ginecología y Obstetricia de Honduras
- Sociedad de ObstetriciayGinecología de Venezuela
- Sociedad Dominicana de Obstetricia y Ginecologia
- Sociedad Espanõla de Ginecología y Obstetricia
- Sociedad Ginecotocologica del Uruguay
- Sociedad Nicaragüense de Ginecología y Obstetricia
- Sociedad Panamenã de Obstetricia y Ginecología
- Sociedad Paraguaya de Ginecología y Obstetricia
- Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
- Sociedade Portuguesa de Obstetricia e Ginecologia
- Società Italiana di Ginecologia e Ostetricia
- Societé Algérienne de Gynécologye-Obstétrique
- Societe de Gynecologie et d'Obstetrique du Benin et du Togo CUGO-CNHU
- Société de Gynécologie et d’Obstétrique de Bénin
- Societe de Gynecologie et d’Obstetrique de Cote d’Ivoire
- Societé de Gynécologie et Obstétrique du Niger (SGON)
- Societé de Gynécologues et Obstétriciens du Burkina (SOGOB)
- Société Gabonaise de Gynécologie Obstétrique et de la Reproduction (SGGOR)
- Société Guinéenne de Gynécologie-Obstétrique
- Societe Haitienne d’Obstetrique et de Gynecologie
- Société Libanaise d'Obstétrique et de Gynécologie (Lebanese Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology)
- Société Luxembourgeoise de Gynécologie et d’Obstétrique
- Societé Malienne de Gynécologie Obstétrique (SOMAGO)
- Société Royale Marocaine de Gynécologie Obstétrique
- Société Tunisienne de Gynécologie et d’Obstétrique
- Society of Estonian Gynaecologists
- Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians of Ghana (Ghana Medical Association)
- Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON)
- Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians of Cameroon (SOGOC)
- Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Pakistan
- Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of CanadaSociety of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of CanadaThe Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada is a national medical society in Canada, representing over 3,000 obstetricians/gynecologists, family physicians, nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals in the field of sexual reproductive health...
, The/Societé des Obstétriciens et Gynécolgues du Canada - Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Republic of Moldova
- Society of Palestinian Gynaecologists and Obstetricians
- South African Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, The
- Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Svensk Förening För Obstetrik & Gynekologi (The Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology)
- Syrian Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
- Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The
- Turkish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Ukrainian Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, The
- Vietnam Gynaecology and Obstetrics Association VINAGOFPA
- Zambia Association of Gynaecologists & Obstetricians (ZAGO)
- Zimbabwe Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, The