World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO)

The World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) has a long history of serving Their WGO medical community throughout the world, embracing a global approach. They are a federation of over 100 Member Societies of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and other related disciplines, representing over 60,000 individuals worldwide.

Mission:
To promote, to the general public and health care professionals alike, an awareness of the world wide prevalence and optimal care of digestive disorders through the provision of high quality, accessible, and independent education and training.

Vision:
Global Guardian of Digestive Health. Serving the World
Gastrointestinal and liver disorders are preeminent among healthcare issues globally, a significant burden to national healthcare budgets and the single greatest cause of cancer death. While an increasing awareness of causative factors, coupled with dramatic advances in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches have led to improvements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal and liver disorders, these benefits have not been transmitted equally across the world and, especially, to those in greatest need.

As the global representative for gastroenterology and hepatology, the role of WGO is to:
• Increase global public awareness of gastrointestinal and liver disorders
• Provide independent and high quality educational opportunities to medical, nursing and other healthcare professionals in gastrointestinal and liver disorders throughout the world, regardless of location
• Promote international collaboration in digestive health education, training and research
• Support healthcare professionals who care for those with gastrointestinal and liver disorders throughout the world