Blogs

Blogging as President of the WMA

(13.10.2012) Here at the General Assembly meeting in Bangkok, Friday, October 12, 2012 I was ...
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Collective Action by Physicians

(14.10.2012) In recent years in countries where physicians' satisfaction with their working ...
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Climate Change Has Health Consequences

(16.10.2012) Last month I represented the World Medical Association (WMA) at the opening ceremonies ...
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NCDs a Deadly Acronym

(21.10.2012) As I wrote in this presidential blog last week, my nominees for the three most ...
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Health Sector Assembly America

(21.10.2012) The time is 6:00 am and the sun has yet to peek over the mountains. The location ...
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Violence in the Health Sector

(24.10.2012) I am here in Vancouver, Canada attending a conference on a subject that is as ...
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Moral Imperative in Medicine

(30.10.2012) In my initial blog I wrote that the message I will carry with me throughout this ...
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Health Care in Danger: the ICRC Project

(05.11.12) In an earlier blog I reported on the Conference on Violence in the Health Sector ...
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President Obama Wins

(08.11.12) Late in the evening Tuesday, November 6, the US national media announced that President ...
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Welcome President-Elect Dr. Mungherera

(09.11.12) One of the highlights of annual meetings of volunteer organizations is the election ...
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Doctors Day Taiwan

(13.11.12) I am honored to be here in Taipei, Taiwan on the invitation of Dr. Ming-Been Lee, ...
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Taiwan: Leader in Universal Healthcare Access

(19.11.12) Last week's visit to Taiwan was for me both inspiring and energizing. I have already ...
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One Health Initiative: WMA and WVA

(22.11.12) At the World Medical Association (WMA) General Assembly meeting in Bangkok last ...
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It’s Stories That Move Us

(28.11.12) What do I have to do to get politicians and those in government to listen to me? ...
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Expert Conference on DOH

(05.12.12) Today, distinguished ethicists, educators and government officials from around ...
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Medical Ethics

(06.12.12) The first day of the World Medical Association (WMA) Expert Conference in Cape ...
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DOH Conference Cape Town

(10.12.12) The World Medical Association (WMA) Expert Conference on the Declaration of ...
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100 Years and Counting

(19.12.12) One hundred years ago (1912), six physicians and one pharmacist met in Tel ...
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Congrats IMA

(20.12.12) In my previous blog I described the activities associated with the 100 year ...
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It’s a Matter of Life and Death

(24.12.12) They came to Cairo, Egypt last week to participate in a workshop titled Security ...
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Leadership and the New Year

(04.01.13) A new year is a time when we assess where we have been and look with anticipation ...
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INSEAD Leadership Course

(11.01.13) Last week I talked about the new year as a time to assess the importance of ...
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Shared Challenges by Physicians Around the World

(14.01.13) One of the joys about being with one's colleagues from around the world, at ...
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INSEAD - Graduation Day, Singapore JANUARY 18, 2013

(18.01.13) Today, the 32 physicians attending the WMA/INSEAD Leadership and Communication Course ...
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2013 Medical Science Conference of the Chinese Medical Association

(26.01.13) I arrived in Beijing in the early hours of the morning today, Saturday, January ...
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Health System Reform in China

(28.01.13) The opening session of the Chinese Medical Association (CMA) Medical Science ...
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The Case of Cyril Karabus

(01.02.13) Justice delayed is justice denied is a legal maxim meaning that victims of ...
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Ethics Committees Essential to Responsible Research

(08.02.13) The Declaration of Helsinki (DoH), adopted by the World Medical Association (WMA) ...
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Syrian American Medical Society

(15.02.13) Tomorrow I will be in Clearwater, Florida (USA) to speak to the annual meeting ...
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Statistics: People with the Tears Washed Away

(18.02.13) Syria, a country of 22 million people (only slightly more than my home state ...
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One Health Uganda

(26.02.13) I am pleased to report that the One Health Initiative is alive and well and ...
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Tokyo Declaration of Helsinki Conference

(28.02.13) I am reporting from Tokyo where today distinguished ethicists, educators, ...
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ANEMECON-26, Nepal Medical Association

(06.03.13) I returned yesterday from participating in the All Nepal Medical Conference ...
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IFMSA 62ND General Assembly

(12.03.13) The 62 nd General Assembly (GA) of the International Federation of Medical Student ...
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Working for Health Equity

(19.03.13) Yesterday I was at BMA House in London to participate in the presentation of ...
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Health Care Transformation in Canada

(20.03.13) I reported in a previous blog on the report from the University College of ...
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EFMA

(21.03.13) Following participation earlier this week in the London conference on the health ...
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Physician Autonomy

(25.03.13) Physicians attending the annual conference of the European Forum of Medical ...
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Indonesian's Minister of Health

(04.04.13) With the sound of the ceremonial gong, Dr. Nafsiah Mboi, Minister of ...
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WMA President's Report

(05.04.13) One of the tasks of the World Medical Association (WMA) President, as ...
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The Case of Cyril Karabus

(08.04.13) Eight months ago (August 18, 2012) Professor Cyril Karabus, a prominent ...
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Climate Change

(16.04.13) For those who believe the overwhelming scientific evidence of the effects of ...
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DoH

(19.04.13) “Medical progress is based on research that ultimately must include studies ...
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Health Care Reform in America

(22.04.13) “Only you can save America.” With that wake up call Dr. Ezekiel ...
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A Global Perspective on Medicine's Future

(02.05.13) Today I am just a short distance from my home in Winter Park, Florida to present ...
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Optimism About Medicine's Future

(06.05.13) Over the past several years I have had the opportunity to visit medical schools ...
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AMA’s Moon Shot

(09.05.13) Earlier this week I traveled to Jacksonville, Florida for a meeting of the ...
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Leadership

(14.05.13) As I continue enjoying the heady experience of traveling around the world this ...
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WHO Geneva Sunday

(19.05.13) I am in Geneva, Switzerland as part of the World Medical Association (WMA) ...
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WHO Geneva Monday

(20.05.13) On this my second day in Geneva for the Sixty-sixth World Health Organization ...
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WHO Geneva Tuesday

(22.05.13) Today was the occasion of the annual luncheon sponsored by the World Medical ...
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Influenza

(27.05.13) As I wrote previously, the World Medical Association (WMA) launched its ...
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116th German Medical Assembly

(28.05.13) Today it was my privilege, along with other international guests, to participate ...
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German Minister of Health

(30.05.13) Daniel Bahr, German Federal Minister of Health, addressed the opening ceremony ...
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Potpourri

(07.06.13) Webster’s College dictionary defines potpourri as a fragrant mixture ...
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Influenza

(12.06.13) I am here at the CDC in Atlanta, USA with 97 other attendees representing 37 ...
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Every Day is a Winding Road

(17.06.13) It is a pleasure to be back at my professional association home, the American ...
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Transparency and The Sunshine Act

(18.06.13) The American Medical Association (AMA) meeting in Chicago, USA is the most ...
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“Change Is Upon Us, Our Foundation is Solid”

(20.06.13) “Tonight I stand before you as so many things. A woman. A Kentuckian. ...
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International Summit on Medicine Shortage, Toronto, Canada

(21.06.13) I am here in Toronto attending the International Summit on Medicine Shortages. ...
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Toronto International Medicine Shortage Summit Recommendations

(24.06.13) The two-day medicine shortage international summit I described in my blog ...
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BMA: No Confidence in British Health Secretary

(25.06.13) At the opening session of the British Medical Association (BMA) yesterday here ...
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BMA President Professor Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran

(27.06.13) “We should be proud of the British Medical Association (BMA). It is ...
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APPNA

(04.07.13) Today, July 4, is Independence Day; that special day each year when we in the ...
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End Excessive Force in Turkey

(12.07.13) The Turkish Medical Association (TMA) has drawn our attention to hundreds of ...
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