APPSPGHAN is a non-profit organization for the benefit of anyone in the Asian Pan-Pacific region in the fields of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. Its purposes are to promote knowledge in these fields through scientific exchanges, and to stimulate the conduct of research in search of new knowledge and treatment.

Mission: The European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) is a multi-professional organisation whose aim is to promote the health of children with special attention to the gastrointestinal tract, liver and nutritional status, through knowledge creation, the dissemination of science based information, the promotion of best practice in the delivery of care and the provision of high quality education for paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition professionals in Europe and beyond.

The Latin-American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (LASPGHAN) is a Society dedicated to improve the health of children in Latin-America and the Iberian Peninsula, especially in the field of gastrointestinal, nutritional and hepatic diseases.

The Latin-American pediatric community has heterogeneous needs in public health that includes nutritional, gastrointestinal and hepatic problems. Promotion of collaboration in professional education and research among schools from different countries and from international societies has been a priority. We believe the future belongs to young professionals and our efforts are more towards increasing their participation.

The mission of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition is to advance understanding of normal development, physiology and pathophysiology of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver in children, improve quality of care by fostering the dissemination of this knowledge through scientific meetings, professional and public education, and policy development, and serve as an effective voice for members and the profession.

Capgan is the Commonwealth professional and scientific association of pediatricians which aims to promote the knowledge of, and training in, pediatric 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 pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology and in particular the problems of childhood diarrhea and malnutrition.

The mission of PASPGHAN is exchanging a clinical experience, promoting continued medical education and creating a long term networking contact within all members, from senior to Junior Doctors and researchers; the goal is to improve childrens’ clinical care and health outcome, and support young Doctors in their practice an career, through rotates annual Congress and symposiums, e-mail newsletter and research.