IFSCS. Who are we and what do we do?
- Founded in 1958
- Our membership consists of Surgical Colleges, Associations and Societies worldwide.
- We have always promoted excellence in surgical education, training and research, in predominantly low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- IFSC has been in Official Relations with the WHO since 1960.
- The Federation is in Consultative Status with the United Nations ECOSOC
- The current primary aims of the IFSC are:
- 1. to be an organisation that truly represents surgeons in LMICs at the WHO and at UN institutions
- 2. advocate for essential surgical care as a critical component of global health
- 3. contribute to decolonisation in global surgery education and research
- 4. promote planetary health as it is critical for especially low-income communities
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Mission Statement:
“To be a surgical voice for all who need that…”
The IFSCS ultimately works for the advancement of health, the saving of lives and relief of suffering from surgical conditions, through advocacy for surgery at the WHO and the UN, through supporting surgical education, research and care worldwide, and through helping to implement UN and WHO resolutions and programmes through its members, especially in underserved communities.