Economic Sanctions Must Exempt Medicines, Says World Medical
Association
Governments employing economic sanctions against other States have
been urged by the World Medical Association to respect the agreed
exemptions for medicines, medical supplies and basic food items.
At its annual General Assembly in Hamburg, Germany, today the
WMA approved a resolution urging its 70 national medical association
members to take the matter up with their governments.
Dr James Appleyard, chairman of the WMA medical ethics committee,
said there was evidence that when sanctions were applied, however
justified, medicines and medical supplies were not getting through
and local populations, particularly children, were suffering.
There was evidence that children suffering from cancer were unable
to get drugs.
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