The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Pakistan (SOGP) is a professional medical association formed by practitioners of

obstetrics Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi ...

and

gynecology Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined are ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. A member of the

International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics The International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, usually just FIGO ("fee'go") as the acronym of its French name Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique, is a worldwide non-governmental organisation representing ob ...

(FIGO), the body was established in 1957 and is among the oldest specialist professional bodies. When Prof. H.Dewattleville, the President of FIGO at that time, visited

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

, he addressed staff and students at the

Dow Medical College Dow Medical College is a public medical school located in the city of Karachi, Sindh. It was founded in 1945 and named after British civil servant Sir Hugh Dow, Governor of Sindh. In 2003, it became a constituent college of the newly forme ...

and members of the Pakistan Medical Council (now

Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Pakistan Medical Commission is a statutory regulatory authority that maintains the official register of medical practitioners in Pakistan. Its chief function is to establish uniform minimum standards of basic and higher qualifications in medicin ...

) and stressed the need for such an organisation in the country. The first constitution of the organisation was signed and published by the

Journal of Pakistan Medical Association The ''Journal of Pakistan Medical Association'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Pakistan Medical Association. It publishes editorials, original articles, case reports, and letters concerning medicine and health practice ...

in June 1957. Today, it is the largest and most prominent organisation of obstetricians and gynaecologists in the country. SOGP is also a member of the South Asia Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (SAFOG) and works in close collaboration with other national medical committees around the world. In 1997, Pakistan was also elected to the Executive Board of FIGO.

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Medical and health organisations based in Pakistan

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