The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) vision is a world in which people of all ages benefit from good bone, muscle and joint health, free of fragility fractures due to osteoporosis.
The IOF promotes the maintenance of bone, muscle and joint health as a worldwide priority.
Aims:
- To motivate people to take action to maintain musculoskeletal health and prevent, diagnose and treat bone, muscle and joint disorders
- To foster the education and training of physicians and allied health care professionals in the field of musculoskeletal health and bone, muscle and joint disorders
- To lobby for policy change so that musculoskeletal health and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of bone, muscle and joint disorders becomes standard worldwide
- To promote medical innovation and to improve patient care in the field of musculoskeletal health
