[The World Gastroenterology Organization and its achievements in Latin America]

The World Gastroenterology Organization is a federation of more than 100 national societies and 4 regional associations of gastroenterology that represent more than 50,000 physicians. The WGO is focused in the promotion of the knowledge of the people and the physicians about the world prevalence of digestive disorders and reach programs of education and training of high quality, independent and of easy access, especially for the developing world. This WGO programs include until this moment: 15 training centers; 21 courses of "train the trainers" for professors , an Outreach program that facilitates the supplies of equipment and its accessories, the World Day in Digestive Health; 24 global guidelines with the cascade methodology that make them unique and the World Congress of Gastroenterology. The WGO foundation is the philanthropic resource that allows having funds for these activities. In this article we make foothold in the principal activities developed in the last 10 years for Latin-America.