World Digestive Health Day 2008 - Optimal Health and Nutrition
50th Anniversary of the WGO
Each year, on May 29, the World Gastroenterology Organisation celebrates World Digestive Health Day (WDHD), the anniversary of the founding of the organisation in Washington DC, USA in 1958, by highlighting an important topic or theme in the area of digestive health and disease.
2008 marks the 50th Anniversary of WGO. Special events will be held throughout the year, please join in celebration...
World Digestive Health Day
WGO is honoured by the work of several national societies, who have already responded to our Call to Action, to plan WDHD events in their communities. WGO encourages all members to organise an event to raise awareness about Optimal Health and Nutrition throughout 2008.
Message from the President
[A short excerpt of Prof. Quigley's message]
"Each year the Word Gastroenterology Organisation celebrates World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) on the 29th of May... ... by highlighting an important topic in the area of digestive health and disease. Such has been the success of prior topics, such as helicobacter pylori and hepatitis, that this year we have extended activities around this years topic, nutrition and digestive health to cover the entire year..." Read more »
New Release: WGO Global Guideline on Probiotics and Prebiotics
In keeping with the WDHD theme for 2008, WGO is proud to announce the release of a new WGO Global Guideline “Probiotics and Prebiotics”.
WGO Nutrition Tool now available to members
With the support of an unrestricted educational grant from Danone, WGO has completed the production of a teaching DVD which is designed to provide gastroenterologists with a comprehensive review of current and emerging issues in nutrition and digestive health.
WGO Programs
