"Gynaecological disease is the 'Elephant in the Room'
of women's healthcare"
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What is RCOG?
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a UK organisation to which professionals who work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology - which covers pregnancy, childbirth and female sexual and reproductive health - belong.
The college has over 12,500 members worldwide. having been founded in 1929 with the aim of improving the health of women everywhere. It does this by;
- Providing training and lifelong learning for doctors
- Setting standards for clinical practice
- Advocating for women's health care world wide
- Encouraging study and research in women's health
"Better health care for women, everywhere"
Every penny of the money raised by the elephants and sock monkey mums goes directly the the Global Health work of The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) to help improve the lives of women and their babies worldwide.
RCOG Global Health
RCOG work worldwide
Globally RCOG has projects throughout the world - with a focus on countries which are of highest need, as shown in the map.
This includes:
- Sending volunteer obstetricians and gynaecologists and resources to parts of the world that are most under-resourced
- Developing and helping to run training courses for health workers in developing countries
The focus of all the projects run by RCOG is to provide sustainable healthcare for women in countries throughout the world. This is done by training local healthcare workers so that they have the skills needed to continue to provide excellent healthcare independently and not have to rely on outside staff and resources to do this.
RCOG Projects
RCOG runs projects all over the world. To find out about some of them click on the links below.
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Campaign to end Obstetric Fistula: Fistula is usually a complication of obstructed labour where a hole between the vagina and bladder, or vagina and bowel occurs and leaves a woman with life long incontinence. Not only has she undergone a traumatic delivery, and often a stillbirth, she is left with the lifelong complications of this - affecting her physcially, emotionally and socially. Fistula can be prevented, and it can be treated with medical care or surgery. RCOG is part of the campaign to end fistula throughout the world, but especially operates a project in Kitovu in Uganda which focuses on training local healthcare workers to treat and prevent fistula.
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Excellence in Obstetric Skills course:
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Essential gynaecological skills course:
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Live saving skills course:
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Skills and drills in Obstetrics, Pakistan: This is a course for midwives in Pakistan, run by RCOG members from the UK and Pakistan. Here the maternal mortality rate is high and has been exacerbated by recent natural disasters and terrorism. The course will improve maternal healthcare by training midwives in essential obstetric skills which they can then pass on to the teams they work with around the country.
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Leading safe choices: This project aims to strengthen the competence and raise the standing of family planning professionals in South Africa and Tanzania, to give women in this part of the world the ability to make choices about their reproductive health.
