International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

The topic for World Health Day 2013 (7 April 2013) is ‘High Blood Pressure’ - its ultimate goal is to reduce heart attacks and strokes.

A FIGO Regional Conference will be held 1-4 May 2013, in Cartagena.

The 1st FIGO Africa Regional Conference of Gynecology and Obstetrics will be held 2-5 October 2013 in Addis Ababa.

Please click here to read this 'open access' IJGO article, which is also available via the Publications section. 

International Women’s Day (IWD) - a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future - is celebrated on 8 March each year.

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) reaffirms its support for its valuable objectives.

Members of the IJGO Editorial Office and Associate Editors presented an Author Workshop at the FIGO World Congress 2012, titled: 'An Insider's Guide to Getting Published', to assist new authors to maximise their chances of meeting the Journal's submission requirements and likelihood of consideration for review.

The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) - held each 6 February - encourages global awareness of FGM (also called ‘cutting’) and to promote its eradication. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) views FGM of any type as a violation of the human rights of girls and women, and works actively with other global organisations to help to eliminate it.

The attached slide-set on the major worldwide problem of ‘Unintended Pregnancy’ has been developed by a group of experts working in the contraceptive and population fields under the aegis of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC) and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).

Please click here to view the latest FIGO Newsletter (December 2012).

A new African Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AFOG) was launched at a historic meeting during the Rome Congress on 8 October 2012. Over 20 national societies and a host of interested observers attended the meeting, which was chaired by Chief Executive Professor Hamid Rushwan.