Dr Sadiya Nasir first joined FIGO in 2013 as the first fellow to graduate from the fistula surgery training programme.

On 4 February 2025 – in line with the Worldcancerday.org theme, “United by Unique” – FIGO is joining a global movement calling for greater emphasis on people-centred care to address women’s cancers, ...

We are delighted to announce early bird registration for FIGO Cape Town 2025 is now open! Our world-class Congress will take ...

A new special article published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (IJGO) presents findings from a comprehensive global survey of FIGO's abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) systems.

A groundbreaking standardised protocol for managing complex caesarean sections has been introduced by the FIGO Committee on Childbirth and Postpartum Haemorrhage. Published in the International ...

In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its Abortion care guideline, widening its scope to include evidence-based recommendations in legal, regulatory, policy and service-delivery aspects ...

FIGO regularly issues statements and joint statements.

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 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 Committee on Menstrual Disorders and Related Health Impacts focuses on the set of symptoms described as non-gestational abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), including heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB).