This section serves as the main information hub regarding the ongoing legal transition of WFNS from the Netherlands to the Czech Republic.
For more than seventy years, WFNS has united neurosurgical societies around the world with a shared mission of advancing neurosurgery, education, research and patient care.
Today, WFNS is undertaking an important organisational step to ensure that this mission continues with long-term stability, transparency and effective governance for future generations.
Dear Colleagues,
Throughout its history, WFNS has continuously evolved to meet the needs of the global neurosurgical community. Today, we are undertaking an important organisational step that will help secure the future stability of our Federation. The proposed legal transition from the Netherlands to the Czech Republic reflects the practical reality of how WFNS operates today.
Since 2022, the WFNS Central Office has been successfully based in Prague, providing administrative support to member societies across the world and ensuring the smooth operation of the Federation. The transition is intended to align the Federation's legal structure with its operational structure while preserving the mission, values and governance principles that have guided WFNS for decades.
We understand that member societies may have questions regarding this process. Transparency is therefore our highest priority. Over the coming months, we will provide detailed information, explanatory materials, videos and opportunities for discussion to ensure that every member society can make informed decisions based on a complete understanding of the transition.
WFNS remains committed to its mission and to serving the global neurosurgical community.
Together, we are building the next chapter of our Federation.
Luis A. B. Borba, MD, PhD, FACS, IFAANS President World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Additional information regarding the WFNS transition process will be published in this section over the coming weeks.
Future updates will include:
Please revisit this page regularly for updates and newly published materials.