In global health, numbers often reflect need. But sometimes, they reflect hope.

After a rigorous selection process, Montréal was chosen as the host city for the FIGO World Congress 2027, recognised for its ...

On 5 October 2025, the global maternal health community came together at the FIGO 2025 World Congress to launch and celebrate ...

Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of FIGO Paris 2023’s world leading scientific programme. Submit your abstract paper or session proposal by 21 November 2022 (23:59 UTC). It is now just one year ...

FIGO regularly issues evidenced-based position statements and joint statements on the key issues of women's health and rights.

Drew LB, Ruder B, Schwartz DA. (2022). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Obstetric Fistula in Africa - Public Health, Anthropological, and Medical Perspectives. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

The XXV FIGO World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics closed today in Cape Town, South Africa, after four and a half ...

The FIGO Elections took place today, during the second day of the 2025 General Assembly celebrated as part of XXV FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Cape Town. We are pleased to ...

This document complements FIGO’s Statement – Childbirth: A Bill of Rights – by providing an ethical framework for respectful maternity care during pregnancy and childbirth. Together with the bill of ...

In October 2021, the FIGO Women’s Cancer Committee established the Endometrial Cancer Staging subcommittee to review new and established findings on endometrial cancer treatment, prognosis, and ...

Cosmetic genital surgeries in women—such as labiaplasty, clitoral hood reduction, hymenoplasty, vaginoplasty, and laser-based procedures—have seen a notable rise in popularity in recent years. In ...

According to recent figures from the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 13 million babies are born preterm each year, accounting for more than 10% of all live births worldwide. With over one ...