The WGO Foundation is the philanthropic resource for the WGO, incorporated in 2007, it supports the WGO and its mission. The principal aim of the Foundation in raising funds are firstly, to provide opportunities for training gastroenterologists in developing countries; and secondly, to raise awareness of digestive disorders worldwide. There are several ways you can help WGO. Your generosity can make a difference in the lives of many...
Train the Trainers 2011 will be held in Chennai, India and in conjunction with the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. The workshop dates are April 10-15, 2011 and the deadline for National Societies to submit their applications is August 31, 2010.
For further information pertaining to this workshop and on how to get nominated to attend TTT please click here ».
The WGO is thrilled about the success of World Digestive Health Day on May 29, 2010: almost 50 events took or will take place all around the world raising awareness about IBD as a global challenge. The over 1000.000 Google search results in English and over 70 000 in Spanish clearly reflect the increased media awareness about WDHD. See what happened on WDHD 2010!
More information and access to WDHD tools »
Don’t forget to submit your IBD awareness event to the WDHD events calendar: the WGO’s awareness campaign on IBD will continue throughout 2010.
A new WGO Global Guideline on Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has now been released and is available for download free of charge.
View Guideline Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): a global perspective »
In celebration of 2010 The Year of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and World Digestive Health Day on May 29, 2010, The World Gastroenterology Organisation has published an issue of e-WGN with a special focus on IBD and the WDHD campaign.