In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its Abortion care guideline, widening its scope to include ...

The Committee on Women at Menopausal Age employs evidence-based strategies for comprehensive analysis of the root causes of health challenges specific to older women. By implementing research-driven ...

FIGO regularly issues statements and joint statements.

A groundbreaking standardised protocol for managing complex caesarean sections has been introduced by the FIGO Committee on ...

Worldwide, the growing use of contraceptive methods has led to a reduction in maternal and infant mortality, improvements in socio-economic conditions and increased schooling for girls and women.

The Committee on Breast Health will work to raise awareness of breast diseases, disseminate best practice recommendations and advocate for better prevention and treatment of these diseases, ...

Each member society is committed to supporting FIGO's aim for women of the world to achieve the highest possible standards of physical, mental, reproductive and sexual health and wellbeing throughout ...

May 2019, FIGO released Guidelines to combat pre-eclampsia, and calls for all women to receive first-trimester screening. Read the Pre-eclampsia Guidelines here. 76,000 women and 500,000 babies die ...

The project ended in India and Sri Lanka in December 2018, Nepal in June 2019, Kenya in September 2019, Tanzania in March 2020 and in Bangladesh in October 2020. Across 48 Referral Hospitals, the ...

The 2021 edition of the FIGO Cancer Report contains updates on the management of gynaecological cancers combined with pertinent papers on gynaecological oncology, which we hope the reader will find ...

Worldwide, only 10–15% of abortions are performed beyond 12 weeks of pregnancy. However, they represent two-thirds of serious abortion-related complications. Over the last two decades, both medical ...

FIGO Divisions and Committees bring together experts from our member societies with other health care professionals focusing on specialist areas of obstetrics and gynaecology to encourage global ...