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British Medical Association

The British Medical Association (BMA) is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK. We are led by a team of executive directors working towards objectives set by the BMA council. Council sets overall policy which is informed by the needs of grassroots doctors, as determined by the BMA Representative Body, which itself is drawn from branch of practice and regional committees throughout the UK.

Location

London
United Kingdom
GB

Malawi Network of Community Health Workers

The Malawi Network of Community Health Workers is a national umbrella network organization of over 15, 000 Community Health Workers in Malawi delivering community level health services in Malawi where 84% of the Malawi population lives, which includes individual community health workers that are Government- recruited Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs), Senior Health Surveillance Assistants (SHSAs), Community Health Nurses (CHNs), Community Midwife Assistants (CMA), and Assistant Environmental Health Officers (AEHOs)), 12, 000 plus NGO-recruited Community Health Workers, an active network of

Location

Malawi
Malawi
MW

Filipino Nursing Diaspora Network

Filipino Nursing Diaspora Network is a professional organisation of Filipino nurses who live and work outside the Philippines. FiND Network is a dedicated to harnessing the strength of the Filipino nurses abroad. Founded in Australia, affiliates now span the globe particularly in Americas, Asia, Europe, and Australia/Oceania.

Location

Kingsford
Australia
AU

International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)

The International Society of Geriatric Oncology, also called SIOG (Société Internationale d’Oncologie Gériatrique) in French, is a multidisciplinary membership-based society with members engaged in more than 80 countries around the world. Our network includes geriatricians, medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, anaesthesiologists, nurses and allied health professionals.

Location

Switzerland
Switzerland
CH

Somaliland Medical Association

'Somaliland Medical Association is non-political, and not-profit making organization, formed by the provisional medical doctors in Somaliland. SMA stands for the representation, protection, and upgrading of its members in one hand, and improving the quality of health care delivery on the other hand. We believe that medical science is a noble profession and shall actively participate in all ways and within its jurisdiction to contribute positively in enhancing the quality of Health Services.'

Location

Hargeisa
Somalia
SO

World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA)

'WONCA is an unusual, yet convenient acronym comprising the first five initials of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians. The Mission of WONCA is to improve the quality of life of the peoples of the world through defining and promoting its values, including respect for universal human rights and including gender equity, and by fostering high standards of care in general practice/family medicine. WONCA's short name is World Organization of Family Doctors.

Location

Bangkok
Thailand
TH

European Academy of Paediatrics

'The European Academy of Paediatrics exists to promote the health of children and young people in Europe. It aims to improve standards in training, service and research and to represent the professional interests of paediatricians in the EU. It incorporates the section of paediatrics of the European Union of Medical Specialists and therefore has influence in the political arena to advocate for children and young people as well as for the profession.'

Location

Brussels
Belgium
BE

Indian Academy of Pediatrics

The Indian Academy of Pediatrics is the largest and most representative association of Pediatricians in India, with 23,000 members. One of the major activities undertaken by the IAP since its inception has been to organize Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs by holding conferences, symposia, lectures and other meets all over the country. IAP’s head office is in Mumbai, while Delhi is the seat of its official publication – Indian Pediatrics.

Location

Mumbai
India
IN

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