The Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) is the umbrella professional organization of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians in Nigeria. It was inaugurated in April 1965 and formally registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission as a Non-Government Organization in 1999, RC No. 2156. It is an affiliate member of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and the African Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (AFOG). Its members are distributed across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria and outside the country. SOGON has a vision that Nigerian women achieve the highest possible standards of physical, mental, reproductive and sexual health and wellbeing throughout their lives. SOGON works with the Federal Ministry of Health, International Development Partners, other professional bodies and non-governmental organizations in Nigeria.
SOGON is dedicated to the improvement of women’s health and rights and the reduction of maternal and newborn mortality, as well as advancing the science and practice of gynaecology and obstetrics in Nigeria. The society shall pursue its mission through advocacy, programmatic activities and capacity strengthening of its members and partners
The vision of the Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) is an organization where all members are professionally empowered and committed to the pursuit of the rights of women to achieve the highest possible standards of physical, mental, reproductive and sexual health and wellbeing throughout their lives.
The Core Values of SOGON include:
Accelerating Measurable Progress and Leveraging Investment for Posthpartum Haemorrhage Impact(AMPLI-PPHI)
Accelerating Measurable Progress and Leveraging Investment for Posthpartum Haemorrhage Impact(AMPLI-PPHI)
Accelerating Measurable Progress and Leveraging Investment for Posthpartum Haemorrhage Impact(AMPLI-PPHI)
SOGON leadership led by the President Prof Okechukwu Ikpeze signing an MOU with White Ribbon Alliance on self help in Sexual and Reproductive health in Nigeria
SOGON leadership led by the President Prof Okechukwu Ikpeze signing an MOU with White Ribbon Alliance on self help in Sexual and Reproductive health in Nigeria
SOGON leadership led by the President Prof Okechukwu Ikpeze signing an MOU with White Ribbon Alliance on self help in Sexual and Reproductive health in Nigeria
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L-R, Prof. Onyebuchi, Secretary General SOGON; Prof. Ikpeze, President SOGON and Prof. Aboyeji, 1st Vice Presisdent SOGON
Prof. Okechukwu Ikpeze, President SOGON
L-R, 1st Vice Presisdent SOGON, President SOGON and Secretary General SOGON,
SOGON Exco and Participants of the Workshop
SOGON Exco and Participants of the Workshop