Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences

Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences
Formation	1949
Headquarters	Geneva, Switzerland
President	Hervé LeLouet
Vice President	Samia Hurst
Secretary-General	Lembit Rägo
Website	https://cioms.ch

The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) is an international non-governmental organization of 40 international, national, and associate member groups representing the biomedical science community.^[1] It was jointly established by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1949 as a successor to the International Medical Congress that organized 17 conferences from 1867 until the 1913 outbreak of World War One.^[2]

The group's main goal is advancing public health by publishing guidelines on ethics, product development, and safety in medical research, such as the 2016 International Ethical Guidelines for Health-Related Research Involving Humans.^[3]

^ "About". Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences. 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
^ Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) (1995). CIOMS: Organization, Activities, and Members (PDF) (Report).
^ Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS); World Health Organization (WHO) (2016). International Ethical Guidelines for Health-Related Research Involving Humans (PDF) (Report).

[1] "About". Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences. 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-29.

[2] Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) (1995). CIOMS: Organization, Activities, and Members (PDF) (Report).

[:1-3] Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS); World Health Organization (WHO) (2016). International Ethical Guidelines for Health-Related Research Involving Humans (PDF) (Report).

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