The Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA) was established in 1962, at a time when an increasing number of Commonwealth countries were gaining their independence and overseas branches of the British Medical Association were being replaced by national medical associations (NMAs). The CMA’s constitution was later changed in 1989 with its main aim to strengthen the capacity of NMAs in developing countries to improve the health of their vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/151814/151924/commonwealth_medical_association__cma/


The Commonwealth is an association of 53 independent states consulting and co-operating in the common interests of their peoples and in the promotion of international understanding.

The association does not have a written constitution, but it does have a series of agreements setting out its beliefs and objectives. These Declarations or Statements were issued at various Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings. The first fundamental statement of core beliefs is the 'Declaration of Commonwealth Principles' which was issued at the 1971 summit in Singapore.

The Commonwealth Secretariat, established in 1965 is the main intergovernmental agency of the Commonwealth, facilitating consultation and co-operation among member governments and countries
www.thecommonwealth.org


The Indian Association for Medical Informatics (IAMI), is a Non Government Organization, started at Hyderabad in 1993 with the help of scientists and doctors who had perceived a need to sensitize the Indian Medical community to the benefits of IT, bring about awareness and greater utilization of Information Technology (IT) in healthcare facilities across the length and breadth of India. The association is now almost 500 strong with its members being mostly IT savvy doctors, software professionals, students and biomedical engineers.
www.iami.org.in


The IsfTeH exists to facilitate the International dissemination of knowledge and experience in Telemedicine and eHealth and to provide access to recognised experts in the field worldwide. The seed of the International Society for Telemedicine was planted at the First International Conference on the Medical Aspects of Telemedicine, held in Tromsø, Norway in 1993. A second attempt was made at the Second conference, held at the Mayo Clinic in 1995 in conjunction with the 2nd Mayo Telemedicine Symposium. The Third International Conference on the Medical Aspects of Telemedicine was held in Kobe, Japan in May 1997. ISiTeH’s goal is to promote & support telemedicine/ e health activities worldwide. It is primarily an umbrella for national Telemedicine and eHealth organisations. The ISfT was re-started on September 14th, 2003 in Tromsø (Norway) on the occasion of the 8th International Conference on Telemedicine.

ISfTeH has become an "NGO in Official Relation with WHO" in 2008!
www.isft.net


The Malaysian Health Informatics Association (MHIA) is a nonprofit organization registered with the Registrar of Societies under Societies Act 1966 of Malaysia.

MHIA is an association consisting of healthcare and IT professionals, institutions, and corporations dedicated to enhancing the development and innovation of health informatics, and increasing the utilization of Information Technology to improve Malaysian healthcare services and outcomes.

MHIA is the official Malaysian representative to the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA)and the Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics (APAMI). MHIA collaborates with international health informatics organizations, authorities and academic institutions in enhancing local IT development in healthcare through participations in international conferences, meetings and paper presentations.

MHIA plays a pivotal role in educating, promoting IT concepts and adoptions, and business development of the e-Health market in Malaysia. It also provides a platform for health informatics professionals and other interested parties/individuals to interact and collaborate to advance their mutual interests and knowledge through MHIA organized conferences, workshops and meetings.

MHIA also serves an advisory role to Malaysian healthcare stakeholders in the adoption, policy development, standards development and innovation in health informatics.
www.mhia.org.my


Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is a registered body of medical doctors of Malaysia working with the objective to promote and maintain the honour and interest of the profession of medicine and in every one of its segments and help to sustain the professional standards of medical ethics. It also bears the mandate to serve as the vehicle of an integrated voice of the whole profession and all or each of its segments, both in relation to its own special problems and in relation to educating and directing public opinion on the problems of public health as affecting the community at large. In addition, MMA also participates in the conduct of medical education, as and where appropriate and promotes social, cultural and charitable activities in building a united Malaysia.
www.mma.org.my