See CAPGAN newsflash: Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting, 20 May 2012, Geneva - see Programme. This meeting will be attended by Past President, Professor Tony Nelson. (PDF, 66kb)
See CAPGAN newsflash: WCPGHAN 2012
DIARY DATE – November 14-18, 2012
Visit TAIWAN for WCPGHAN 2012. CAPGAN fully participating.
Congress 2011 Meeting Report, Abstracts and Presentations now available - see Congress 2011, Abstracts, Reports page.
Welcome to the CAPGAN website
CAPGAN is the Commonwealth professional and scientific association of paediatricians which aims to promote the knowledge of, and training in, paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition throughout the Commonwealth, especially amongst developing countries.
CAPGAN seeks to foster collaborative research in these fields, hold regular scientific meetings and be a source of authoritative advice to both national and international agencies within the Commonwealth on the problems of paediatric gastroenterology and hepatology and in particular the problems of childhood diarrhoea and malnutrition. CAPGAN exerts a positive influence as advocates for the welfare of children of the Commonwealth.
Professor Tahmeed Ahmed, President CAPGAN
CAPGAN Congress 2011
Please see the Congress News page for up to date information about last year's CAPGAN Congress.
CAPGAN Constitution
Download a copy of the CAPGAN Constitution (pdf, 7.8MB).
CAPGAN Membership Criteria
Download a copy of the CAPGAN membership criteria (pdf, 1.5MB).
Aims and Mission
- Promote the knowledge of and training in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition throughout the Commonwealth but especially amongst developing countries
- Foster collaborative research in these fields
- hold regular scientific meetings
- Be a source of authoritative advice to both national and international agencies within the Commonwealth on the problems of paediatric gastroenterology and hepatology and in particular the problems of childhood diarrhoea and malnutrition
- Exert a positive influence as advocates for the welfare of children