About WFC
About WFC
About WFC
The World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) is an international body consisting of 85 national associations and has an official relationship with World Health Organization (WHO) as an NGO. WFC promotes high standards of chiropractic education, research and practice in the international community and provide advice on appropriate legislation for chiropractic in member countries. Japanese Association of Chiropractors (JAC) is a Japanese national member of the WFC since 1999. WFC is also an associate member of the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) that was established by WHO and UNESCO.
Affiliated organizations: WHO (World Health Organization), CIOMS (Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences), IBCE (International Board of Chiropractic Examiners), FICS (International Federation of Sports Chiropractic), ACC (Association of Chiropractic Colleges), FCLB (Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards), CCEI (Councils on Chiropractic Education International) and WCCS (World Congress of Chiropractic Students).
WFC Assemblies and Biennial Congresses
WFC established | Sydney, Australia | May, 1988 |
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1st Assembly & Congress | Toronto, Canada | May, 1991 |
2nd Assemb & Congressly | London, United Kingdom | May, 1993 |
3rd Assembly & Congress | Washington DC, USA | July, 1995 |
4th Assembly & Congress | Tokyo, Japan | June, 1997 |
5th Assembly & Congress | Auckland, New Zealand | May, 1999 |
6th Assembly & Congress | Paris, France | May, 2001 |
7th Assembly & Congress | Orlando, USA | May, 2003 |
8th Assembly & Congress | Sydney, Australia | July, 2005 |
9th Assembly & Congress | Vilamoura, Portugal | May, 2007 |
10th Assembly & Congress | Montreal, Canada | May, 2009 |
11th Assembly & Congress | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | April, 2011 |
12th Assembly & Congress | Durban, South Africa | April, 2013 |
13th Assembly & Congress | Athens, Greece | May, 2015 |
14th Assembly & Congress | Washington DC, USA | March, 2017 |
15th Assembly & Congress | Berlin, Germany | March, 2019 |
16th Assembly & Congress | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | September, 2021 |
WFC Council meetings
1st Council meeting | Toronto, Canada | 1989 |
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2nd Council meeting | Geneva, Switzerland | 1991 |
3nd Council meeting | Hong Kong | 1992 |
4nd Council meeting | Cancun, Mexico | 1994 |
5nd Council meeting | Nicosia, Cyprus | 1996 |
6nd Council meeting | Cape Town, South Africa | 1998 |
7nd Council meeting | Canela, Brazil | 2000 |
8nd Council meeting | Toronto, Canada | 2002 |
9nd Council meeting | Singapore | 2004 |
10nd Council meeting | Johannesburg, South Africa | 2006 |
11nd Council meeting | Seoul, South Korea | 2008 |
12nd Council meeting | Budapest, Hungary | 2010 |
13nd Council meeting | Hong Kong | 2012 |
14nd Council meeting | Puerto Rico, USA | 2014 |
15nd Council meeting | Dubai, UAE | 2016 |
16nd Council meeting | Lima, Peru | 2018 |