Structure
The Structure of the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app
The main decision-making body of the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app (¼ø»ÆÊ¦app) is the General Assembly, which meets annually. The Assembly comprises delegations from the National Member Associations, the officers and members of the Council of the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app, and representatives of the Associate Members (Associate Members are individual physicians who wish to join the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app).
The Constituent Members of the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app (National Medical Associations) elect the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Council every two years with representatives drawn from each of the seven ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app regions, namely Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, the Pacific and Eastern Mediterranean.
The Chairperson of the Council, elected by the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Council every two years, is the political head of the organisation. The Ceremonial Head of the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app is the President, elected annually by the General Assembly. As Chief Executive of the operational units of the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app, the Secretary-General is in full-time employment at the Secretariat, appointed by the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Council.
The ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Secretariat is situated in Ferney-Voltaire, France, adjacent to the City of Geneva.

