WHO Family of International Classifications Network
The basis for the WHO-FIC and the principles governing the admission of classifications are set out in the paper on the "WHO Family of International Classifications: definition, scope and purpose". This paper also provides a protocol for those wishing to submit a classification for inclusion in the WHO-FIC.
WHO-FIC Network Meetings
WHO-FIC Network meetings are held annually for a week in October. The host centre is responsible for convening the meeting. Participants are expected to fund and make their own arrangements for attending the meeting. Attendance is by invitation only.
Following an opening ceremony, the conduct of business may include:
- Plenary sessions to confirm the agenda and the Chairs and Rapporteurs for the meeting, as well as items such as the Annual Reports of Committees, Work Groups, and the WHO Secretariat
- Working meetings for each of the Committees and Reference Groups
- Scientific plenary sessions
- Plenary sessions for reports from the working meetings
- Specific meetings to progress priority WHO-FIC tasks
- Plenary sessions to discuss and endorse the essential business of the Network
- Final sessions to endorse the Strategic Work Plan for the forthcoming year, the report of the meeting, and to confirm or nominate Chairs for the WHO-FIC Network Advisory Council, Committees, or Reference Groups
Papers and presentations are shared electronically. It is the responsibility of participants to make their own copies, if desired.
Latest event
Past events
Better health information to support Universal Health Coverage - 40 years after Alma Ata | 22-27 October 2018 - Seoul, South Korea | |
WHO-FIC Network annual meeting report 2017 | Sharing Data for Health | 16-21 October 2017 - Mexico City, Mexico |
Health Information in the New Era | 8-14 October 2016 - Tokyo, Japan | |
Driving improvement in healthcare: from data to eHealth tools | 11-17 October 2014 - Barcelona, Spain | |
Universal Health Coverage: Information and Innovation | 12-18 October 2013 - Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
WHO-FIC Network annual meeting report 2012 | Quality and Implementation of WHO-FIC | 13-19 October 2012 - Brasilia, Brazil |
Health information is vital | 29 October - 6 November 2011 - Cape Town, South Africa | |
Data makes a difference | 16-22 October 2010 - Toronto, Canada | |
WHO-FIC Network annual meeting report 2009 | Primary Health Care and WHO Classifications | 10-16 October 2009 - Seoul, Republic of Korea |
WHO-FIC Network annual meeting report 2008 | 25-31 October 2008 - New Delhi, India | |
Sharing Information – Knowledge Power | 28 October - 3 November 2007 - Trieste, Italy | |
Challenging the information paradox | 29 October - 4 November 2006 - Tunis, Tunisia | |
| 16 - 22 October 2005 - Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 24 to 30 October 2004 - Reykjavik, Iceland | ||
| 19-25 October 2003 - Cologne, Germany | ||
| 14-19 October 2002 - Brisbane, Australia | ||
| 21-27 October 2001 - Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A | ||
| 15-21 October 2000 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| 17-22 October 1999 - Cardiff, United Kingdom | ||
| 13-19 October 1998 - Paris, France | ||
| 14-20 October 1997 - Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| 15-21 October 1996 - Tokyo, Japan |