Health & Wellbeing Education & Young People 2024
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

Our Impact in 2024

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is an international professional membership body and registered charity, working to improve women's healthcare worldwide through education, training, clinical standards and advocacy. In 2024 membership reached a record 18,178 across 124 countries, MRCOG examination candidates rose 27% on pre-pandemic levels, and the College secured safe access zones around abortion services in England and Wales. Total income was £20.48 million and expenditure £20.68 million for the year ending 31 December 2024.

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Professional membership and MRCOG examinations; O&G training curriculum; clinical guidelines and patient information; maternity safety programmes; global health partnerships; policy advocacy; World Congress; Race Equity programme; abortion decriminalisation campaigning

📊Key Metrics

Membership grew 4% to a record 18,178 in 2024, with 47% of members based in 124 countries outside the UK Key Metric 1
10,309 candidates sat MRCOG examinations in 2024 — a 27% increase on pre-pandemic levels Key Metric 2
Over 6,600 people attended 120 courses and events globally; website visitors grew 20% to 3.7 million per year Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Safe access zones around abortion services secured in England and Wales (October 2024), adding to existing protections in Scotland and Northern Ireland
  • £350,000 Gynaecological Health Matters grant secured; 20 expert trainers trained 180 frontline workers in Nigeria; 105 anti-FGM/C champion doctors established in Egypt
  • Volunteers increased 47%; social media audience grew 41% to 200,000; 65% of MRCOG exams now delivered outside the UK reducing travel and carbon emissions

📍Geography

International

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