International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations

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The International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC; en . : World Federation of the Catholic Medical Assoziations , fr . : Fédération Internationale des Associations Médicales Catholiques ) is an international Catholic association of believers under papal law. It was founded in Manila ( Philippines ) in 1966 and works closely with the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care and the Pontifical Council for the Laity . The federation is registered as an advisory non-governmental organization in the ECOSOC and operates as the umbrella organization of the Catholic medical associations, to which 53 national associations in 66 countries are affiliated.

history

The General Assembly of the "International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations" was located at the 11th World Congress of 1966 in Manila official statutes and internal implementing regulations that followed from the Holy See recognized. The origin goes back to the year 1884. In France , the first Catholic guild "Society of Saints Luke , Cosmas and Damian " was founded, the founding initiative was based on the encyclical Humanum genus . Pope Leo XIII. (1878–1903) called for organized groups to be formed that were supposed to counteract growing atheism , materialism and increasing Freemasonry .

The small local community quickly grew into a national association, which was founded in France in 1907. Other countries followed suit and Pope Pius XI. (1922–1939) supported international expansion. Oktave Pasteau (1870–1956) founded a “Central Secretariat of the National Catholic Medical Associations” in Paris in 1924 , from where the first European congresses were organized and held in Budapest (1930) and Paris (1934).

The international expansion

At the next world conference in Brussels in 1935 , doctors from Chile , Colombia and the USA took part. The last congress before the Second World War took place in Vienna in 1936 , it was marked by the Nazi regime , the medical community rejected eugenics and sterilization to "improve races". The next international meeting was held in Lisbon in 1947 , followed by the congress in Rome in 1949. A second secretariat was opened in Rome and it was decided to work with Pax Christi . In 1951, it was decided to merge the two secretariats and the founding work of the “International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations” began, followed by the world congresses in Dublin (1954), The Hague (1956), Brussels (1958), Munich (1960) and London (1962) ). London 1962 is described as the turning point, as both European and overseas associations took part in the conference. It was also decided that the world congresses should take place every four years and the official name "Fédération Internationale des Associations Médicales Catholiques" and the abbreviation were given FIAMS firmly. Finally, the founding was celebrated in 1966.

The world congresses

The 1966 World Congress was also the start of international expansion, followed by Latin America and Asia , the World Congresses took place in Washington, DC in 1970 , in Barcelona in 1974 , in Bombay in 1978 , in Rome in 1982, in Buenos Aires in 1986 , in Bonn in 1990, and in 1994 in Porto and in 1998 in New York City . On the occasion of the "Jubilee Year 2000" an extraordinary congress was held in Rome, followed by the next regular world congress in 2002 in Seoul . This was followed by Barcelona (2006), Lourdes (2010) and the 50th anniversary meeting in Manila. At all world congresses, topics such as the world population , medicine and law , quality of life , freedom and medicine, respect for human life, biological nature and human dignity , doctors and new evangelization , medical ethics were in focus.

Self-image

It is the basic policy of the FIAMC to discuss its issues with international experts and in free communication . The focus is on the promotion of actions that are in harmony with the health care system , represent the teachings of the Church and act in accordance with the Catholic social teaching . The FIAMC wants to make its voice heard and serves as the mouthpiece of the Catholic faith , and it sees itself as a collaborator for the global new evangelization. It would like to support its members morally and spiritually and offers congresses, symposia , research and financial support. Based on this self-image and following the results of the world congresses, key topics and suggestions were constantly developed. So it was on the one hand the possible cancer in the " oral contraception " and on the other hand a symposium, which was carried out in 2006 together with the Pontifical Academy for Life. It dealt with the topic “ Stem cells : what future for therapy?”. Pope Benedict XVI (2005–2013) emphasized the good work of the FIAMC in his greeting.

Organization and expansion

The highest governing body is the general assembly ; it is composed of the delegates from the regular and associated member associations. The executive committee is elected on it, it consists of the president, the vice-president, the treasurer and the ecclesiastical assistant , the heads of the regions and the former presidents also belong to the committee, but they have no voting rights . The types of membership are full members (legally instituted associations), associated members (associations preparing for full membership) and individual members. From Germany, the "Catholic Medical Work Germany" has joined as a full member. The main seat is the Palazzo San Calisto in Rome (extraterritorial property of the Holy See). The FIAMC is divided into 6 regions:

  • AFRICA with 9 countries
  • ASIA with the umbrella organization ASIAN FEDERATION OF CATHOLIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS (AFCMA) and 13 countries
  • EUROPA with the umbrella organization EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF THE CATHOLIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS (FEAMC) and 26 countries
  • LATIN AMERICA with the umbrella organization Federacion de Asociaciones Médicas Catolicas Latino-Americanas (FAMCLAM) and 13 countries
  • NORTH AMERICA with 3 countries and
  • OCEANIA with 2 countries

The FIAMC is involved in the development, management and sponsorship of the following plants: A pharmaceutical laboratory in Saint Marie de la Bouenza ( Republic of the Congo ), a school in Tirana ( Albania ), a medical advice and training center in Lichinga ( Mozambique ), a biomedical laboratory Center in Bombay ( India ) and a hospital in Taunggyi ( Myanmar ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Collection of Catholic Workers and Craftsmen (35) In the third place, we refer to a functional facility from prehistoric times, which fell into disrepair over the years, but can serve as a model for similar undertakings in the present. - We mean the guilds and guilds of craftsmen, founded under religious leadership to protect property and morals ... We must therefore meet them with greater love and collect them in respectable associations so that they do not end up in perishable ways. That is why it is our urgent wish that it would be restored under the care and direction of the bishops of these guilds in a contemporary manner for the good of the people. And it is enough for us to be satisfied that such fraternities have already formed in several places and associations of protective members have emerged who have made it their task to help the respectable poorer classes of the people, to shield and protect their families and children and to promote religious instruction, piety and morality among them. [1]
  2. ↑ POPES AND CATHOLIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS [2] (English)
  3. ^ Catholic doctors host World Congress Oct. 1-4, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 [3]
  4. ↑ Address by Benedict XVI. to the participants of an international congress organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life in the Room of the Swiss, Apostolic Palace in Castelgandolfo, Saturday, September 16, 2006 [4]
  5. ↑ The KÄAD - member of international organizations of Catholic Doctors
  6. ↑ AFCMA
  7. ↑ FEAMC Archived Copy ( Memento from December 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ FAMCLAM