In May 1958 the first World Congress of Gastroenterology was held in Washington DC, where Georges Brohée’s continuing efforts culminated in the constitution of the "Organisation Mondiale de Gastro-entérologie" (OMGE) on May 29, 1958.

A General Assembly reviews and approves the work of the Governing Council and attends to other business (including the World Congress venue).

[5] There are currently 20 WGO Training Centers:[7] Each guideline is translated into six languages including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Mandarin Chinese.

"[3] The WGO Foundation was established in 2007 to raise financial support to develop and sustain the World Gastroenterology Organisation's global training and education programs.

These programs focus primarily on developing, low-resource countries and aim to meet the increasing demand for digestive disorder prevention and treatment worldwide.