Welcome to FIGO

FIGO - the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics - is the only organisation that brings together professional societies of obstetricians and gynecologists on a global basis. Currently it has member societies in 124 countries or territories.

FIGO has a vision that women of the world achieve the highest possible standards of physical, mental, reproductive and sexual health and wellbeing throughout their lives.

FIGO works with the United Nations Population Fund, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, among many other organisations. 

Read FIGO in brief for a quick overview.

Visit the Members section to find out more about how to join us.

 

 

Top Women's Health News

Africa 'must spend more' on maternal mortality

The high maternal mortality rates in Africa need to be addressed by more money being spent on improving healthcare for both mothers and infants.

Lack of midwives 'impacts on women's health in India'

High maternal mortality rates (MMR) in India could be due to the absence of trained midwives in the country, it has been suggested, highlighting the risks facing women's health.

Pre-term births 'associated with short-term morbidities'

New research has suggested a link between late pre-term births and a range of short-term morbidities, gynaecology experts have been told.

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that these are often based around respiratory conditions and frequently require specialised care or long neonatal hospital stays.

FIGO News

FIGO Committees Announce New Event Diary Dates

Two of FIGO's specialist Committees  - Reproductive Medicine and Capacity Building in Education and Training - have announced fresh diary dates for their involvement in forthcoming events.

First Lady Attends FIGO International Workshop

The First Lady of Tanzania, Mama Salma Kikwete, attended the recent FIGO international workshop on 23 June 2010 - prior to its annual Executive Board meeting in Dar es Salaam - and stressed that availability of skilled healthcare is vital to improve the health of members of the public in a country generally.

FIGO Appeal To G8 Leaders: Double Maternal, Newborn And Child Health Funding

FIGO recently signed a joint Letter to G8 Leaders: ‘15 Million Health Workers Globally Call for Doubling of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Funding’

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Setting The Agenda At Women Deliver

At last week’s Women Deliver conference in Washington, Melinda Gates said it was ‘critical to elevate women’s and children’s health on the global agenda’ and highlighted the opportunity to build on recent progress by rapidly expanding access to proven solutions, and by designing more integrated programs that address a range of women's and children's health needs. 

FIGO/Safehands FGM Film Wins Award At Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival

'The Cutting Tradition' has been awarded by the Jury of the Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival in the category: Best Direction.

Strengthening ASRH interventions.
Improving the lives and health of women and newborns in the world's most underserved regions.
The film Fistula Pilgrims tells the harrowing story of a young girl in Ethiopia who was married at 10, pregnant at 11, and gave birth to a stillborn child at 12.

Helping to implement key strategies towards the prevention of unsafe abortion.

Reducing maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality.

Members: How To Use Your www.figo.org Webpage

FIGO members can benefit from having their own exclusive webpage on www.figo.org

Click here for details

World Congress 2012

Watch Our Film

View excerpts from 'The Cutting Tradition', a FIGO/Safehands collaboration. Shot in five countries - Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia and the UK - and narrated by actress Meryl Streep, it highlights the complex social, religious, cultural and economic issues that underpin the ongoing practice of FGM.

FIGO Newsletter

View the latest FIGO Newsletter.

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (IJGO)

View the latest free downloads and articles from FIGO's official publication and visit its website.

Calendar

Coming up ... 

18-22 September 2010
'A Basic and Advanced Clinical and Laboratory Training Course For ART in Developing Countries'
International Islamic Center for
Population Studies and Research (IICPSR),
Al Azhar University, in collaboration with
FIGO's Reproductive Medicine Committee (RMC), Cairo, Egypt

View event calendar

Career Opportunities & Fellowships

Call for Internship Applicants,UCSF Safe Motherhood Program
Deadline: August 15, 2010

  
Images used with kind permission of SafeHands for Mothers