Earlier this year, FIGO and the Chien-Tien Hsu Research Foundation partnered together to enable two young health professionals who are beginning their career in gynaecologic oncology to attend the FIGO World Congress 2023 and visit a gynaecologic oncology centre in Paris to gain clinical and research experience. 

Dr Razan Khogali Othman is a recent medical school graduate from the National Ribat University in Sudan. Throughout her time in university, she focused on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and worked with global feminist organisations to address issues such as gender based violence and maternal health. She shares her experiences volunteering at Wad Madani Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the context of the war that started in April 2023, highlighting the health needs of women and pressures faced by health care workers in this crisis. 

An innovative tool to provide tailored intervention in the postpartum period

The FIGO Pregnancy Passport is a document for women with any pre-pregnancy or pregnancy-induced risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases. It was created for health professionals to share with patients after delivery and before discharge from the hospital. It is available as a digital resource, as well as a printable document.

Heroines of Health 2023: Driving Change 

This evening, Women in Global Health is hosting an in-person awards gala on the margins of the Women Deliver Conference in Kigali, Rwanda to recognise the outstanding work of twelve women on the frontlines of health systems in Africa. 

Earlier this month FIGO participated in the launch of the Zero Maternal Deaths: Prevent the preventable campaign, a call to action led by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to accelerate maternal mortality reduction in Latin American and the Caribbean.

The International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (IJGO) is proud to announce the publication of its latest supplement: FIGO’s Good Practice Recommendations on the use of progesterone in the management of recurrent first-trimester miscarriage.

Published in March 2023, this supplement was written by international experts, in collaboration with FIGO member societies from globally diverse settings such as India, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.

The importance of women and girls’ education to build an equitable world 

According to UNICEF, girls who receive an education are more likely to lead healthy, productive lives. They grow up to participate in the decisions that most affect them, and build better futures for themselves and their families. Girls’ education is a key contributing factor to building more resilient and equitable societies.  

The International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (IJGO) has published a new open access supplement on the FIGO initiative on the impact of pregnancy on long-term health. The supplement was written with the leadership of the FIGO Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy on Long-term Health and published in January 2023. 

FIGO has launched an online version of its award-winning Nutrition Checklist, a nutritional questionnaire developed by the FIGO Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy on Long-term Health.

The International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (IJGO) has published a new open access supplement on the IMAgiNE EURO project. The supplement, published in December 2022, provides ten in-depth papers on women’s perspectives on the quality of maternal and newborn care during the COVID-19 pandemic in 20 European countries.