Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Sustainable Development
Financing for Development:
Addressing systemic issues
Mobilizing international resources for development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Women and health
Population:
Morbidity and mortality
Social Development:
Aging
Disabled persons
Poverty
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Health
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Belgium
Algeria
Saudi Arabia
Philippines
Slovenia
Mongolia
United Arab Emirates
France
State of Palestine
Armenia
Zambia
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Serbia
Germany
Rwanda
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Chad
Slovakia
Bulgaria
Samoa
Denmark
India
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Tunisia
Japan
Luxembourg
Ethiopia
Senegal
Seychelles
Libya
Türkiye
Lesotho
Tonga
Egypt
Belarus
Nicaragua
Cambodia
Malaysia
Singapore
Morocco
Suriname
Cuba
Jamaica
Greece
Portugal
Namibia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Syrian Arab Republic
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Romania
China
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Grenada
Oman
Nauru
Dominica
Qatar
Trinidad and Tobago
Yemen
Côte D'Ivoire
Papua New Guinea
Republic of Korea
Kazakhstan
Ecuador
Georgia
Uzbekistan
Guyana
Antigua and Barbuda
Maldives
Estonia
Togo
Sudan
Uruguay
Argentina
United Republic of Tanzania
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Ghana
Sweden
Jordan
Israel
Cameroon
El Salvador
Kenya
Vanuatu
Croatia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Central African Republic
Hungary
Afghanistan
Iraq
Malta
Eritrea
Honduras
Russian Federation
Finland
United States of America
Viet Nam
Madagascar
Guatemala
Burkina Faso
Cyprus
Uganda
Thailand
Bangladesh
Mozambique
Azerbaijan
Iceland
Spain
Congo
Zimbabwe
Mexico
Fiji
Haiti
Lithuania
Bahrain
South Africa
Austria
Czechia
Chile
Albania
Paraguay
Barbados
Kuwait
Canada
Bahamas
Colombia
Panama
Lebanon
Guinea
Kyrgyzstan
Saint Lucia
Sri Lanka
Costa Rica
Indonesia
Republic of Moldova
Ukraine
Gambia
Nepal
Latvia
Mali
Brazil
Australia
Peru
Dominican Republic
Burundi
Pakistan
Switzerland
Ireland
Mauritius
Italy
Poland
Belize
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1987 |
| Organizational structure: |
IDF is a federation with currently 240 members in more than 168 countries. All full members have voting rights at the General Council, which is the highest body of the organization. Every three years, the General Council elects the IDF Board, which is responsible for the executive policy of IDF. The Board, currently chaired by Prof Jean-Claude Mbanya from Cameroon, appoints the Chief Executive Officer, currently Mrs Ann Keeling from Great Britain. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the day-to-day affairs of IDF and reports to the IDF Board. |
| Number and type of members: |
IDF currently has 212 full members, 14 provisional members and 6 associate members. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Part of NCDnet, the WHO network on non-communicable diseases. |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
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| Funding structure other: |
Corporate partners |
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