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WMA Council Resolution on the Role of Physician Associates and Other Non-Physician Providers in the United Kingdom and Other Countries
Adopted by the 229th Council session, Montevideo, Uruguay, April 2025
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The World Medical Association and its...
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WMA Council Resolution on the Use of Riot Control Agents and Human Rights Violations against Protesters in Turkey
Adopted by the 229th WMA Council Session, Montevideo, Uruguay, April 2025
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In response to the arrest of Istanb...
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WMA NEWS
World Humanitarian Day: Health professionals on the brink as conflicts intensify
Geneva, Switzerland: 19 August 2025—On World Humanitarian Day, WHPA, which represents 42 million health professionals, t...
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WMA Urges Hungarian Government to Respect Medical Independence and Cease Attacks on Medical Chamber
The World Medical Association (WMA) has issued a formal letter to Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, expressing de...
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"For Every Patient, Seven Bags of Plastic" – 48 Million Health Professionals Demand No Exemptions for Healthcare at Global Plastics Treaty
As delegates gather in Geneva for the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) to finalize...
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