World Association for Sexual Health

The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS—formerly the World Association for Sexology) "was founded in 1978 by a multidisciplinary, worldwide group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with the aim of promoting sexual health and sexual rights throughout the world. Since then, WAS has accomplished its aims through the advancement and exchange of scientifically-based multidisciplinary sexuality research, sexuality education, health promotion, and behavioral and clinical sexology. More recently, the WAS constituency has become involved in advocating for changes in public policy to recognize sexual health and rights as key ingredients in overall health and social justice. Financial support from individuals, foundations, corporations, and governments has sustained this work in projects around the world."

Executive Committee
Accessed September 2010:


 * Officers: President, Rosemary Coates, PhD (Australia) Vice President, Kevan Wylie, MD; FRCP (United Kingdom) Secretary General/Treasurer, Pierre Assalian, MD (Canada) Past President, Eusebio Rubio-Aurioles, MD (Mexico)
 * Associate Secretaries: Jaqueline Brendler (Brazil) Ganesan Adaikan (Singapore) Sara Nasserzadeh (USA) Woet Gianotten (The Netherlands)
 * Presidents of the Regional Federations: Uwemedimo Uko Esiet (AFSHR) Ruben Hernandez (FLASSES) Chiara Simonelli (EFS) Arif Adimoelja (AOFS) Joseph DiNorcia (NAFSO)

Advisory Committee
Accessed September 2010:


 * Pierre Assalian (Canada) Mariela Castro Espín (Cuba) Alain Giami (France) President Scientific Committee of WAS Yuko Higashi (Japan) Cristina Fridman (Argentina) Charlotta Lofgren-Martenson (Sweden) Emil Man-Lun Ng (Hong Kong) Pedro Nobre (Portugal) Aminta Parra Colmenarez (Venezuela) Luis Perelman (Mexico) Nadine Terrein-Roccatti (Mexico) Matt Tilley (Australia)
 * Ex-Officio Members: President of the 20th WAS World Congress of Sexual Health, Kevan Wylie President of the XIX WAS World Congress of Sexual Health, Lars-Gosta Dahlof Past Presidents of WAS: Romano Forleo (Italy) (1978-1979) Fernando Bianco (Venezuela) (1986-1989) Alan Wabrek (USA) (1989-1993) Rubén Hernández-Serrano (Venezuela) (1993-1997) Eli Coleman (USA) (1997-2001) Marc Ganem (France) (2001-2005)
 * Committee Chairs: Scientific Committee: Alain Giami (France) Middle East Sexual Health Committee: Sara Nasserzadeh (Iran/US) Sexual Rights Committee: Juan Jose Borrás (Spain) International Liaison Committee: Esther Corona (Mexico) International Science Committee: Pierre Assalian (Canada) Sexuality Education Committee: Esther Corona (Mexico) Gold Medal Committee: Lillemor Rosenqvist (Sweden)

Contact
URL: http://www.worldsexology.org

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