Our organization was established as IHTSDO in 2007. The founding 9 charter Members were Australia, Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. We have now grown to more than 46 Members globally. Members Our organization was established as the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation in 2007. The founding 9 charter Members were Australia, Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. Trading as SNOMED International, the organization has grown to 53 Members and has issued Affiliate Licenses to more than 50,000 individuals and organizations. The designations employed and the presentation of the material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IHTSDO trading as SNOMED International concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names and related data shown on the map are not warranted to be error free nor do they imply official endorsement or acceptance by IHTSDO trading as SNOMED International or its member organizations. Further, Member organizations are not accountable for any data presented on this map. Americas Argentina Belize Canada Chile Costa Rica El Salvador Jamaica United States Uruguay Europe, Middle East & Africa Andorra Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Jordan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Portugal Qatar Republic of Slovenia Saudi Arabia Slovak Republic South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Asia Pacific Australia Brunei Hong Kong, China India Indonesia Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Republic of Korea Singapore Thailand Uzbekistan Download the map Members of SNOMED International can be an agency of a national government, or another body (such as a corporation or regional government agency) endorsed by an appropriate national government authority within the territory it represents. Members play a critical governance role through the approval of the organization's budget and strategy. Member onboarding Arrangements for governance of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (trading as SNOMED International) and SNOMED CT are specified in the IHTSDO Articles of Association. Member onboarding materials Learn more Events Annual Business Meetings, Expo, and SNOMED CT Web Series Learn more News Read our latest news, newsletters and events Learn more Subscribe Subscribe to SNOMED International news Learn more Managed service Our fully hosted service supports Members with management of their SNOMED CT releases Change or add to SNOMED CT SNOMED CT is a growing, evolving product. Here you can learn about how you can help contribute to making it even stronger. Request a change Managed service The Managed Service was created to provide an online service that would allow SNOMED International Members to manage and distribute a release of a SNOMED CT local extension from start to finish in simple, standard manner. The Managed Service was designed to provide a value for money, off the shelf service for SNOMED International Members, benefitting from the use of a shared platform. The Managed Service provides a fully hosted service with: access to SNOMED International technical and content staff for support; use of the SNOMED CT Authoring Platform and the Reference Set & Translation tool; validation, release and distribution of SNOMED CT local extensions twice a year. Access Managed Service FAQs here , and the Catalogue here . If you are interested in getting more information on the SNOMED International Managed Service, please contact your local CSRM representative. Contact us Namespace identifiers If you are interested in creating your own content or extension, you will need a Namespace Identifier so your content can be associated with you. Namespace application form To get a Namespace Identifier, please fill out a Namespace Identifier Application Form and email it to info@snomed.org . Access the Allocation Policy Access the registry Tools Software and tools that have been designed and developed by SNOMED International primarily support the International and Spanish Editions of SNOMED CT. They are also integral to the provision of the Managed Service to those Members who sign up to use the hosted authoring platform for the management of local country extensions. More about our tools Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe Our Members Onboarding Change or add Managed service Tools Namespace Identifiers

In January 2010 Estonia became a Member, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Estonia In January 2010 Estonia became a Member, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Contact Details Health and Welfare Information Systems Centre Pärnu mnt 132 11317 Tallinn Website: www.tehik.ee Email: snomed@tehik.ee Licensing: https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/landing/EE Request Management Portal: https://ee-rmp.snomedtools.org/en/ Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Kerli Linna Member Forum: Krista Kärt, Rutt Lindström News articles SNOMED CT is available throughout Estonia for use in electronic health records, health research, and other applications. Adoption of SNOMED CT has already improved data quality and semantic interoperability in pathology, laboratory and nursing domains, and it is also used in European cross-border projects. The Estonian strategy for eHealth includes even wider adoption of SNOMED CT in the Estonian National Health Information System. Health and Welfare Information Systems Centre (TEHIK) runs the SNOMED CT National Release Centre and maintains the Estonian extension of SNOMED CT. The Estonian extension contains: Value sets used in the data exchange with national health information system (distributed as SNOMED CT refsets); Nationally added content which is specific to Estonian use cases; Estonian translations to all concepts that are used in any of the national or cross-border value sets; Estonian translations to the core set of concepts (continuosly expanding). The Estonian extension is available for browsing at the international SNOMED CT Browser website. Distribution files are made available to affiliate license holders. More information about SNOMED CT in Estonia can be accessed here: www.tehik.ee Affiliated licenses can be obtained at https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/landing/EE Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

In October 2011 Malta joined SNOMED International, contributing to the global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Malta In October 2011 Malta joined SNOMED International, contributing to the global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Contact Details Ministry for Health, Government of Malta 15 Merchants Street Valletta VLT2000 Malta Website: https://health.gov.mt/national-level-service/snomed-national-release-centre-malta/ Email: ivan.cacciottolo@gov.mt Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Ivan Cacciottolo Member Forum: Ivan Cacciottolo News articles The Government of Malta makes SNOMED CT available throughout Malta for use in electronic health records, health research, and other applications. Users of the terminology in Malta will also have access to new resources as they are developed. The Information Management Unit (IMU) in the Ministry for Health considers SNOMED CT to be the terminology of choice for use in electronic health records. It therefore promotes SNOMED CT as a standard for implementation in government health information systems, with a view to achieving better structuring of personal health data and greater standardisation in health record keeping. An important goal is to achieve health data capture at a finer level of granularity in order to avoid the loss of information content that inevitably occurs when classification occurs before codification. The IMU is also developing terminology services to facilitate the practical uptake of SNOMED CT. Although the national language, Maltese, is the one predominantly used by the local population, Malta’s second official language, English, is the language used as standard in medical records and health-related documentation. There is no plan to translate SNOMED CT into Maltese. The IMU continues to use SNOMED CT content in its controlled vocabularies, including the National Patient Summary system. Work also continues on mapping of locally-specific health terms to SNOMED CT concepts. Efforts remain focused mainly on terms used for recording of diagnoses, allergies, procedures and medications. Since the beginning of 2017, Malta has been taking part in the implementation of the European Union’s cross-border eHealth Digital Service Infrastructure. In this programme, EU member states are making use of a subset of SNOMED CT codes to map from certain concepts in their national eHealth infrastructure to those found in the Master Value-set Catalogue used for cross-border interoperability purposes. More information about SNOMED CT in Malta can be accessed here: https://health.gov.mt/national-level-service/snomed-national-release-centre-malta/ Affiliated licenses can be obtained at https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/landing/MT Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Canada's representative to SNOMED International is Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), through which the SNOMED CT® terminology standard and related assets are made available to Canadian users. Canada Canada's representative to SNOMED International is Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), through which the SNOMED CT® terminology standard and related assets are made available to Canadian users. Contact Details Canada Health Infoway 1000 Sherbrooke Street West Suite 1200 Montreal QC H3A 3G4 Canada Website: https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/ Email: standards@infoway-inforoute.ca Appointed Representatives General Assembly: TBC Member Forum: Janice Spence, Julie Boutin News articles Infoway helps to improve the health of Canadians by working with partners to accelerate the development, adoption and effective use of digital health across Canada. Through our investments, we help deliver better quality and access to care and more efficient delivery of health services for patients and clinicians. Established in 2001, Infoway is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the federal government. More information about SNOMED CT in Canada can be accessed here: Canada Health Infoway: English ; French InfoCentral: English ; French Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Jordan’s representative to SNOMED International is Electronic Health Solutions (EHS). Jordan Jordan’s representative to SNOMED International is Electronic Health Solutions (EHS). Contact Details Electronic Health Solutions King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein Street Mecca Street cross circle King Hussein Business Park, bldg. no. 11 P.O.Box 4408 Amman 11953 Telelphone: +96265800461 Fax: +96265800464 Email: info@ehs.com.jo Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Omar I Ayesh Member Forum: Afnan Jebril News articles EHS is a not for Profit Company that was founded in early 2009 to advance the public healthcare sector and transform the practice of health and medical care in Jordan through the provision of automation solutions that enhance the quality and efficiency of health care offerings. Through its flagship program “Hakeem” which launched in 2009 upon a profound vision of his Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein, EHS is responsible for the implementation of an Electronic Health Record solution nationwide based on an open source technology, to include but not limited to, all healthcare facilities under the Ministry of Health and Royal Medical Services. EHS was the main driver for planning Jordan’s e-Health strategy 2018-2022, one of its elements was to unify the protocols, medical procedures and terminologies within all healthcare bodies in the kingdom to enable us to use the extracted data in supporting strategic decision making, and furthermore contribute to big data worldwide. More information about SNOMED CT in Jordan can be accessed here: www.ehs.com.jo . Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

The Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment is responsible for distributing SNOMED CT in Belgium. Belgium The Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment is responsible for distributing SNOMED CT in Belgium. Contact Details Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment Galileelaan 5/2 1210 Brussel België Website: www.health.belgium.be Licensing: https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/landing/BE Email: terminologie@health.belgium.be Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Tom Van Renterghem Member Forum: Katrien Scheerlinck and David Op De Beeck News articles First release of the SNOMED CT common French translation The terminology Centre of the Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment manages, coordinates, facilitates and promotes the use of terminology in Belgian healthcare. The multidisciplinary team, which is part of the Standards Unit within the Data and Policy Information Department of the Directorate-General for Healthcare, consists of profiles with diverse backgrounds: medical specialists, terminologists, ICT specialists and linguists. Together, they take care of the maintenance, support and release of various terminological standards in Belgium, including SNOMED CT®. These standards are crucial for quality healthcare because they help ensure that healthcare information is recorded and shared unambiguously and only once. Acting as the SNOMED National Release Centre (NRC) of Belgium, the Terminology Centre is responsible for distributing and managing SNOMED CT in Belgium. It also produces translations of the terminology in Dutch and French. The first Belgian SNOMED CT release dates back from March 2018. In the meantime, the content of the Belgian language refset has increased to nearly 580.000 Dutch and 250.000 French validated translations. In terms of coverage, the current Belgian extension contains validated Dutch descriptions for almost 280.000 concepts and validated French descriptions for almost 170.000 concepts. Every six months, a new release is published and made available via MLDS. More information about SNOMED CT in Belgium can be accessed at: https://apps.health.belgium.be/ (Dutch and French only) Affiliated licenses can be obtained at https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/landing/BE Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Austria's representative to SNOMED International is ELGA GmbH. Austria Austria's representative to SNOMED International is ELGA GmbH. Contact Details ELGA Website: www.elga.gv.at Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Stefan Sabutsch Member Forum: Annatina Foppa and Nina Svec News articles Austria's representative to SNOMED International is ELGA GmbH, through which the SNOMED CT® terminology standard and related assets are made available to Austrian users. Established in 2009, ELGA GmbH is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the federal government, the federal provinces and the Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions. The mission of ELGA GmbH is the planning and implementation of the Austrian national electronic health record "ELGA". ELGA, an acronym for “elektronische Gesundheitsakte”, serves as an information system that simplifies the process of accessing your health records for you and your doctors, as well as other health care professionals at hospitals, care facilities and pharmacies. Health data such as a patient’s test results are generated by a variety of health institutions. ELGA networks all of them and makes them available digitally by means of a link. More information about SNOMED CT in Austria can be accessed at: www.elga.gv.at Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

In March 2014 India became a Member, joining the global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT terminology to achieve semantic interoperability in health systems. India In March 2014 India became a Member, joining the global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT terminology to achieve semantic interoperability in health systems. Contact Details eHealth Division, MoH&FW Director (e-Health) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India Nirman Bhawan Maulana Azad Road New Delhi - 110 008 India National Release Center (India) National Resource Centre for EHR Standards (NRCeS) HPC-Medical & Bioinformatics Applications Group C-DAC Innovation Park Panchavati, Pashan Pune - 411 008 India Website: http://www.nrces.in Email: nrc-help@cdac.in Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Madhukar Kumar Bhagat Member Forum: Gaur Sunder (co-chair) and Manisha Mantri News articles National Resource Centre for EHR Standards (NRCeS) set-up by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW), Govt. of India at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Pune represents India at SNOMED International. NRCeS assists in and supports adoption of EHR Standards, including SNOMED CT, in the country. NRCeS provides free tools/SDKs for integration, licenses, and training to build awareness among all stakeholders. More information about SNOMED CT in India can be accessed here: http://www.nrces.in Affiliated licenses can be obtained at https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/landing/IN Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Jamaica is represented in SNOMED International by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Jamaica Jamaica is represented in SNOMED International by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Contact Details Ministry of Health & Wellness 10-16 Grenada Way Kingston 5 Jamaica Website: https://www.moh.gov.jm/ Email: ntrc@moh.gov.jm Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Michele Roofe Member Forum: Allison Moseley, Taleya Girvan News articles First Member from the Caribbean region, Jamaica adopts SNOMED as a needed element of its digital health transformation Jamaica is at the start of its journey with SNOMED CT, becoming the 45th member of SNOMED International as of January 2023. These are thrilling times in digital health initiatives and Jamaica is determined to lead the way for the Member Countries of the English-speaking Caribbean Sub Region. With the goal of “One patient, one record, data-4-life” Jamaica plans to take advantage of all that SNOMED CT has to offer in terms of semantic interoperability in order to improve the lives of patients and health care providers. Faced with the challenge of starting from a mostly paper based system, with few electronic standalone systems, Jamaica is working on two key projects: the implementation of a Shared Health Record Open Platform (SHROP) and an Electronic Health Record, both leveraging SNOMED CT. These initiatives will be supported by a newly upgraded robust and secure ICT infrastructure with services hosted at the Data Centre of the Government of Jamaica. SNOMED CT will prove invaluable to Jamaica’s progress over the coming years as capacity and expertise continue to be built and digital health initiatives are expanded. Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Latvia joined SNOMED International in January 2026, with the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control designated as the National Release Center. The organization coordinates national implementation, terminology management, and stakeholder engagement activities. Latvia Latvia joined SNOMED International in January 2026, with the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control designated as the National Release Center. The organization coordinates national implementation, terminology management, and stakeholder engagement activities. Contact Details Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia (CDPC) Duntes iela 22, k-5, Riga, Latvia, LV-1005 Email: snomed@spkc.gov.lv Website: https://www.spkc.gov.lv/lv/snomed-international Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Aiga Balode Member Forum: Jānis Misiņš, Māris Baltiņš News articles https://www.snomed.org/news/latvia-advances-digital-health-strategy-by-joining-snomed-international Latvia, one of three Baltic states in northern Europe, has a population of 1.8 million. With an advanced economy, the country is a member of the European Union (EU) and a number of other European trade and security organizations. In 2023, the country launched a seven-year digital health strategy that defines the directions and tasks of the digital transformation of the health sector. With full Cabinet of Ministers’ approval in August 2023, the strategy targets a sweeping transformation of Latvia’s health ecosystem, leveraging EU Structural Funds and national investment to drive change. Additionally, Latvia established a separate digital health data authority – SIA “Latvijas Digitālās veselības centrs”– to ensure an open and integrated digital health ecosystem. Key goals of the strategy include digital transformation of the healthcare sector, focusing on interoperability, data availability for patients and professionals, and increased use of digital services such as telehealth and AI-powered tools. Other goals include enhancing health data management, boosting digital literacy among healthcare workers, and employing EU structural funds for implementation. Adopting and implementing the clinical terminology SNOMED CT will help the country achieve those goals. Learn more about the Digital Health Centre of Latvia (Sākumlapa - SIA "Latvijas Digitālās veselības centrs) Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Chile became a Member on November 1 2013, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Chile Chile became a Member on November 1 2013, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Contact Details Department of Statistics and Health Information, Office of Family Clinical Classifications and Terminological Standards, Ministry of Health Huérfanos 670, Santiago, Chile, 320196 (for the submission of printed documentation). Website: http://www.deis.minsal.cl Email: felipeandres.bravo@minsal.cl Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Felipe Bravo Member Forum: Felipe Bravo News articles Health Informatics Office is the unit that has been entrusted by the Ministry of Health to deliver a project that will use health information technology to ensure appropriate use of electronic medical records throughout the country. Since the amount of information is growing every day, creating knowledge has become a great challenge. Standardization and correct use of available tools will allow us to achieve our objectives. Moreover, being a part of an international community will let us share best practices, and further reducing the needed time to implement the whole project. The major goal is to provide terminology services to the whole health system, using SNOMED CT as the basis, not only limited to diagnosis or procedures. Health Informatics Office is working in a National Pharmaceutical Terminology that will allow nationwide coordination with every related agency. Great expectations are due. In the long run we foresee every hospital and primary care facility exchanging relevant information for better patient care, information management and policies definition. Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

The country’s Ministry of Health and Wellness will act as the National Release Centre (NRC) for the country. Belize The country’s Ministry of Health and Wellness will act as the National Release Centre (NRC) for the country. Contact Details Belize Ministry of Health and Wellness Website: TBD Email: TBD Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Andrei Chell Member Forum: Russel Manzanero & Juan Carlos Sarabia News articles Belize advances its digital health goals with the adoption of SNOMED CT Belize’s adoption of SNOMED CT is part of its efforts to digitize and modernize its healthcare delivery services. In 2022, the country announced the digital transformation of its health sector via a European Union-funded Health Sector Support Programme Belize Project to develop and implement a Clinical Data Exchange Platform to enable interconnectivity and interoperability between various different platforms such as Belize's Health Information System (BHIS). In June 2024, the Belize Ministry of Health and Wellness announced it was seeking Inter-American Development Bank funding for further integration of digital technologies as part of its work to strengthen the BHIS and develop a more comprehensive framework for telemedicine, starting with a pilot program focused on mental health services. The country’s Ministry of Health and Wellness will act as the National Release Centre (NRC) for the country. NRCs serve as the interface between SNOMED International, the national users and Affiliates, and other Members. Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe