World Federation of Association of Paediatric Surgeons

Purpose

Said corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Objective of the Federation

The objective of the Federation shall be the improvement and maintenance of the standards of pediatric surgery throughout the world for the common good by any non-profit making means and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing words, by all or any of the following means:

  1. The promotion and integration of pediatric surgery throughout the world.
  2. The maintenance of a centre for cooperation and interchange of information among pediatric surgical associations, societies and organizations approved by the Federation.
  3. The encouragement of the development and maintenance of high standards of care, education, training and research in pediatric surgery and its allied sciences throughout the world.
  4. The encouragement of clinical and scientific congresses of pediatric surgical associations, societies and organizations approved by the Federation.

WOFAPS DECLARATION OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

  • Children are not just small adults and have medical and surgical problems and needs that are often quite different from those encountered by adult physicians. Infants and children deserve the very best medical care available. Every infant and child who suffers from an illness or disease has the right to be treated in an environment devoted to their care by a pediatric medical or surgical specialist.
  • Pediatric Surgeons are specially trained physicians with extensive experience and the greatest expertise in treating infants and children of all ages (from the neonatal period through adolescence) with surgical disorders. Because of their unique training pediatric surgical specialists provide a wide range of treatment options and the highest quality care to children.
  • Pediatric Surgeons diagnose, treat, and manage children's surgical needs including: surgical repair of birth defects, serious injures in children (including some that require surgery), childhood solid tumors, conditions requiring endoscopy and minimally invasive procedures, and all other surgical procedures in children including ambulatory surgery.
  • In order to provide the best surgical care for infants and children, complex pediatric surgical procedures should be carried out in specialized pediatric centres with intensive care facilities appropriately equipped with modern technology. In addition to the trained pediatric surgeons, these facilities should be staffed with other multidisciplinary pediatric specialists including radiologists, anesthesiologists and pathologists. These specialized centres often provide educational postgraduate training/research and should be staffed 24 hours per day seven days per week.

 

Prof. Prem Puri

President of the W.O.F.A.P.S.