| Adopted by the 174th WMA Council Meeting,
Pilanesberg, South Africa, October 2006
There are credible reports that arrangements between the Cuban
government and the Bolivian government to supply Cuban physicians
to Bolivia are bypassing systems, established to protect patients,
that have been set up to verify physicians' credentials and competence.
The World Medical Association is significantly concerned that
patients are put at risk by unregulated medical practices, including
the provision of drugs and medical supplies that are improperly
labeled and of uncertain origin.
There exists already a duly constituted and legally authorized
Bolivian Medical Association, which is charged with the registration
of physicians and which is required to be consulted by the Bolivian
Ministry of Health.
Therefore, the WMA:
- Condemns any collusion of two countries in policies and practices
that disrupt the accepted standards of medical credentialing
and medical care;
- Calls upon the Bolivian government to work with the Bolivian
Medical Association on all matters related to physician certification
and the practice of medicine and to respect the role and rights
of the Bolivian Medical Association;
- Urges, as a matter of utmost concern, that the Bolivian government
respect the WMA International Code of Medical Ethics that guides
the medical practice of physicians all over the world.
14.10.2006
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