World Obesity Federation
Who are they ?
The World Obesity Federation (World Obesity) formerly the International Association for the Study of Obesity and the International Obesity Task Force, is the only global organisation focused exclusively on obesity.
World Obesity represents stakeholders in high-, medium- and low-income countries, including experts, advocates, patients and practitioners. It is a lead partner to global agencies on obesity, including the World Health Organization (WHO) – with which it has formal consultative status, approved by the World Health Assembly.
World Obesity aligns members to drive and support obesity-related targets within the UN system as well as through the Global Syndemic recommendations of the Lancet Commission on Obesity. The World Obesity Federation takes a holistic view of obesity from cause and prevention to treatment, and strives for a world where obesity prevention and care are embedded in global values and systems.
Why did we choose to partner with the World Obesity Federation?
- They work closely with reference international organisations such as WHO, UNICEF, World Economic Forum.
- They develop the Global Obesity Observatory, which collates data on obesity for many countries around the world.
- They organise World Obesity Day which is a unified day of action that calls for a cohesive, cross-sector response to the obesity crises, and takes place on 4 March every year.
- They organise the biennial International Congress on Obesity – the pre-eminent global gathering for experts in obesity.
- They have developed a world-class training programme, SCOPE, empowering healthcare professionals around the globe to provide the best possible care for patients with obesity
- They carry out a range of work in obesity policy, including advocating with governments and policy-makers, civil society, and the general public on evidence-based recommendations for policy measures which can help to address rising obesity rates.
- -They publish four scientific, peer-reviewed journals, each focusing on a different area of obesity research
