2026-2030 WMA Strategic Plan

World Medical Association
Strategic Plan 2026 – 2030
adopted by the WMA General Assembly, Porto 2025
Mission
To empower physicians to serve patients and
advance public health by promoting the highest
standards in medical ethics, science, education,
and practice worldwide.
Vision
United and empowered physicians leading the
provision of ethical, equitable, and high-quality
healthcare
Value
Medical ethics, evidence-based science,
professionalism, integrity, equity and inclusiveness
Strategic Priorities
– External (specific policy goals) –
1. Promoting and updating seminal documents on medical ethics
2. Promoting Physician-led care (perceived as acutely under threat in this
decade)
3. Advancing health equity and addressing determinants of health
4. Addressing emerging technologies (including AI and digital health
innovations) and engaging in related international policy development
5. Increasing presence/influence in global health policy arenas (acting on
WMA’s policy compendium, both by WMA and its constituent members
further participating in UN/WHO, and by individual NMAs aligning to advance
WMA policy) and strengthening strategic partnership
Strategic Priorities
– Internal (organisational enablers/accelerators) –
1. Work to recruit NMAs to join/rejoin WMA for continued broad representation
(Membership growth)
2. Developing internal leadership, working with national medical associations to
improve gender diversity in WMA leadership, and succession planning
3. Improved Communications / PR to advance visibility and relevance (to
physicians, to member associations, to other stakeholders, to the media, and
to the public)
4. Financial stability for WMA
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