title: IUPESM: the international umbrella organisation for biomedical engineering and medical physics.
abstract: An account of the development, aims and activities of the International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM) is presented. Associations with the International Council of Science (ICSU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are leading to exciting new projects towards improving global health, healthcare, quality of life and support of health technologies in developing countries.
authors: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
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