About us
Who we are
The Comité International de Médecine Militaire (ICMM) is an international, intergovernmental organization founded in 1921.
In homage to Belgium, which took the initiative in founding the precursor organization to the Comité International de Médecine Militaire, the headquarters of the ICMM General Secretariat are located in Belgium.
ICMM structure
> Technical Commissions
> Reference Center for the teaching of International Humanitarian Law and Ethics.
> General structure
> Regional Working Groups (RWG)
Member states
Currently, 120 countries are ICMM members, plus three observer members. The founding countries are : Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
History of the Comité International de Médecine Militaire
Back in Belgium, Jules VONCKEN convinced his military authorities and, with the support of His Majesty the King of the Belgians ALBERT I, the Comité Permanent des Congrès Internationaux de Médecine et de Pharmacie Militaires (CPCIMPM) was officially founded on July 21, 1921. The eight founding countries were Belgium, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, France and Brazil. The first Congress of Military Medicine and Pharmacy was held in Brussels in July 1921.
