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Capacity Building in Education and Training
FIGO would like to thank Bayer Schering Pharma, Middle East, and Ferring Pharmaceuticals, North-East Africa, for supporting the educational and training activities of the FIGO Committee for Capacity Building in Education and Training
Committee for Capacity Building in Education and Training
chaired by Professor Luis Cabero-Roura
Professor Luis Cabero-RouraApproved Terms of Reference
•To provide leadership in the educational and training activities of FIGO.
•To promote the educational objectives of FIGO in the field of women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights.
•To share the values of FIGO of innovative leadership, integrity, transparency, professionalism, respect for cultural diversity and high scientific and ethical standards.
•To ensure that training is accompanied by an improvement in women’s health evaluated by appropriate indicators.
•To work with FIGO’s member societies to enhance educational and training capabilities.
•To upgrade the practice of obstetrics and gynecology through education and training.
Members 2009-2012:
Professor Luis Cabero-Roura (Chair)
Spain
Professor Eric Jauniaux (Co-Chair)
UK
Dr Bernard Dickens
Canada
Professor Sergio Pecorelli
Italy
Dr André Lalonde
Canada
Professor Lesley Regan
UK
The Lord Patel
UK
Dr David Adamson
USA


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