Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu]), also known as Oporto in English, is the second-largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon, and one of the major urban areas in Southwestern Europe. The urban area of Porto, which extends beyond the administrative limits of the city, has a population of 1.4 million (2011) in an area of 389 km2 (150 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. Porto Metropolitan Area, on the other hand, includes an estimated 1.8 million people. It is recognized as a Gamma-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group, the only Portuguese city besides Lisbon to be recognised as a global city.

WSP is pleased to announce the collaboration with "Medicins Sans Frontieres" (Doctors Without Borders) for new medical projects, whose data will be presented during the congress.
Doctors Without Borders is an international, independent medical humanitarian action-driven organisation created in 1971, providing aid to populations in need, to victims of natural or man- made disasters and to the people affected by armed conflicts... read more

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