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 Review of the Declaration of Helsinki

The WMA has initiated a review of the Declaration of Helsinki and invites your comments and suggestions. Click here for further information

Policies Adopted by the WMA General Assembly, Copenhagen, Denmark 2007
Resolution on the Responsibility of Physicians in the Documentation and Denunciation of Acts of Torture or cruel or inhuman or degrading Treatment
Statement on Family Planning and the Right of a Woman to Contraception
Resolution in Support of the Medical Associations in Latin America and the Caribbean
Statement On Noise Pollution
Statement On The Ethics Of Telemedicine
Statement on Human Tissue for Transplantation
Statement on Health Hazards of Tobacco Products
Resolution On Health And Human Rights Abuses In Zimbabwe

  What's New

World Medical Journal now online - September 2007

Ethics Unit Section - November 2007 Update

In addition, press releases are posted regularly

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 WMA News
Call for equal Access to Cervical Cancer Treatment for all Women and Girls - 7 March 2008
Health Professions demand strong Principles for Task Shifting - 5 March 2008
World Medical Association takes over Secretariat of Health Professions Alliance - 12 February 2008
Physicians call for zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation across the World - 5 February 2008
Increase in Training of Doctors called for by World Medical Association - 18 January 2008
World Medical Association appoints its first Advocacy Adviser - 17 December 2007
WMA starts Process for revising Helsinki Declaration - 20 November 2007
WMA's online Course on Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis launched Worldwide - 8 November 2007
World Medical Association congratulates Dr. Biscet on his Award - 5 November
World Medical Association General Assembly - 8 October 2007
Doctors Urged to Document Cases of Torture - 8 October 2007
WMA General Assembly: 5-6 October 2007
- Inaugural Address - Dr Jon Snaedal
- Presidential Valedictory Address - Dr Nachiappan Arumugam
- IRCT Oral Statement - Secretary-General Brita Sydhoff
World Medical Association Reviewing Declaration of Helsinki - 6 October 2007
New WMA President Highlights Physicians' Obligations to Respect Human Life - 5 October 2007
Chinese Medical Association reaches Agreement with World Medical Association against Transplantation of Prisoners' Organs - 5 October 2007
World Medical Association launches on line Medical Ethics Course for Physicians - 23 Aug 2007
ICN and WMA Welcome the Release of Bulgarian Nurses and Palestinian Physician - 24 July 2007
World Medical Association Council Meeting - 14 May 2007
World Medical Association Urges Support for Doctors Facing Pressure on Torture - 11 May 2007
American Family Physician becomes Chair of the World Medical Association - 10 May 2007
New Online Tuberculosis Course for Physicians piloted by World Medical Association - 21 March 2007
   
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Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)

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A web-based course

To view the web-based continuing professional development courses of the World Medical Association, in cooperation with the Norwegian Medical Association and other partners please click here.

WMA MEDICAL ETHICS MANUAL

Doctors working in prisons: human rights and ethical dilemmas
A web-based course - The Norwegian Medical Association, in cooperation with the the World Medical Association, has developed a web-based course on human rights and ethics for prison doctors. Various associations and organizations have also contributed to the course.
For further information, please click here.

 Our Next Meeting

The 59th WMA General Assembly will be held from Wednesday 15 October to Saturday 18 October 2008 in Seoul, South Korea.

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