The Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization established ointl! b!

"#O and $%&SCO in '()(* In +,,( CIOMS -as celebrating the .,th anniversar! of its creation* Through its membership, CIOMS is representative of a substantial proportion of the biomedical scientific communit!* The membership of CIOMS in +,', includes over // international, national and associate member organizations, representing man! of the biomedical disciplines, national academies of sciences and medical research councils* The main ob ectives of CIOMS are0 1 To facilitate and promote international activities in the field of biomedical sciences, especiall! -hen the participation of several international associations and national institutions is deemed necessar!2 1 To maintain collaborative relations -ith the $nited %ations and its specialized agencies, in particular -ith "#O and $%&SCO2 1 To serve the scientific interests of the international biomedical communit! in general* To achieve its ob ectives, CIOMS has initiated and coordinates the follo-ing main long-term programmes0 1 3ioethics 1 #ealth 4olic!, &thics and #uman 5alues - 6n International 7ialogue 1 7rug 7evelopment and $se 1 International %omenclature of 7iseases