Conceived in Colombo in 1995 and constituted at its first council in Lahore in 1996, SAFOG brings the region’s national societies together.
About SAFOG
Three decades of shared workRead the Federation’s history
The Executive Board, advisors and the chairs of seventeen standing committees.
Leadership & governance
Dr Kusum ThapaPresident of SAFOG · Nepal
Congresses, workshops and webinars run by SAFOG and its committees.
All eventsProgrammes that carry the Federation’s work into practice.
Education & awards Clinical guidelines Publications library
SAFOG and UNICEFA partnership for breastfeeding and newborn health
Updates from the Federation and its publications since 2009.
News & media
SAFOG NewsletterLatest issue, October 2024
Each society is represented on the SAFOG Council.
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Membership of SAFOG is open to the national societies of obstetrics and gynaecology of the SAARC region, with one society or college for each country.
Choose a society to see its office-bearers and how to reach it.
FOGSI
Office-bearers and contact details as listed on safog.org.
OGSB
Office-bearers and contact details as listed on safog.org.
NESOG
Office-bearers and contact details as listed on safog.org.
SOGP
Office-bearers and contact details as listed on safog.org.
SLCOG
Office-bearers and contact details as listed on safog.org.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan was added to the SAFOG Council by the constitutional amendments of 7 August 2021. The society’s office-bearers have not yet been published on safog.org.
The national societies of the SAARC region are members of FIGO and of AOFOG, federations whose members range from resource-rich countries to countries with poor healthcare delivery. SAFOG brings together the societies that share South Asia’s problems.
No country is represented by more than one national society or college. The Council decides on each application for membership, and all member societies agreed in 1996 to pay an annual subscription to SAFOG. The financial year runs from 1 January to 31 December.
In 1996 the Council agreed that SAFOG congresses would rotate among the member countries, held with the society of the host country. These are the meetings the Federation has published.
1996
1st SAFOG congress, with SOGPPakistan · Lahore2007
SAFOG conference, June 2007Pakistan · Lahore2009
SAFOG conference and the Dhaka DeclarationBangladesh · Dhaka2014
FIGO–SAFOG conference, with SLCOGSri Lanka · Colombo2019
12th SAFOG congressBangladesh · Dhaka2022
Silver Jubilee, with the 55th SLCOG congressSri Lanka · Colombo2023
14th congress, hosted by MOGS with FOGSIIndia · Mumbai2026
15th congress, with the 18th NESOG conferenceNepal · Kathmandu