IAMP, a network of the world's medical academies and medical sections of academies of science and engineering, is committed to improving health world-wide. The goals of the IAMP are; to strengthen the capacity of academies to provide evidence based advice to governments on health and science policy; to support the creation of new academies; to support the creation of projects by member academies to strengthen research and higher education in their countries; and to issue consensus statements on matters of importance to global health. The IAMP Secretariat is hosted by TWAS, in Trieste, Italy.