Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique (FIGO)
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Federación Internacional de Ginecologia y Obstetricia
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.figo.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FIGOHQ/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FIGOHQ
Founded
1954-07-26 Geneva Switzerland
History
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Promote the health and wellbeing of women worldwide and improve the practice of gynaecology and obstetrics; promote educational activities and strengthen communication links with and between member societies; further close relations with academic institutions, nongovernmental organizations, governments, intergovernmental organizations and the private sector.
Events
2025-10-05 | Cape Town, South Africa – FIGO World Congress50 past events available with paid subscription only.
Activities
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- Accredited by: United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
- Links with: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Links with: WHO Regional Office for Europe
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Joint initiatives with: C-XD7881 - International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP).
- Member of: Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health (GAMMH)
- Member of: PMNCH
- Member of: Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC)
- Member of: International Childbirth Initiative (ICI)(Founding)
- Instrumental in setting up: World Association of Trainees in Obstetrics and Gynecology (WATOG)
- Links with: European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO)
- Links with: Fédération internationale de gynécologie infantile et juvénile (FIGIJ)
- Links with: International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)
- Links with: International Federation for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy (IFCPC)
- Links with: International Federation for Family Health (IFFH)
- Links with: International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS)
- Links with: International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS)
- Links with: International Pediatric Association (IPA)
- Links with: International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
- Links with: International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE)
- Links with: International Society for the Study of Trophoblastic Disease (ISSTD)
- Links with: International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD)
- Links with: International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (ISGE)
- Links with: International Society of Gynecological Pathologists (ISGyP)
- Links with: International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISPOG)
- Links with: Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Links with: Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
- Links with: World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA)
- Links with: World Association of Perinatal Medicine (WAPM)
- Links with: World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA)
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XB1927
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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