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ANNUAL\u00a0REPORT
\n2017
\nWORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
\nThe WMA at 70
\nParis 1947 Chicago 2017
\nMESSAGE FROM THE
\nWMA PRESIDENT\u00a0
\nD R Y O S H I T A K E Y O K O K U R A
\nWMA President
\nFor the first time the World Medical Association
\npresents an annual report which is not only
\naimed at the membership, but at the public at
\nlarge. The WMA Executive Council found that it
\nwas time to respond to increasing demands of
\npeople and media to learn about what WMA is
\nand does.
\nWe thought giving a review was one, but not the
\nonly way to do this.\u00a0\u2028\u20282017 has again been a year
\nwith remarkable activities of the Association:
\nFrom two successful statutory meetings in
\nZambia at Victoria Falls and in the United States
\nof America in Chicago to a series of discussions
\non end-of-life issues we staged in Rio de Janeiro,
\nBrazil, Tokyo, Japan and at the Vatican we
\nexplored and experienced discussion with
\nscientists, partners, patient representatives and
\nour members.
\nIn Chicago, we have not only revised the
\nDeclaration of\u00a0Geneva, the successor to the
\nHippocratic Oath, we have demonstrated the
\nwill and determination to stay with a common
\ndeontology for all physicians around the world.\u00a0
\nThere is one core of medical ethics to which
\nwe all subscribe and the support among
\nmedical associations to have this realized is
\noverwhelming.\u00a0
\nThe WMA has recommitted itself to major
\npublic health efforts, together with
\ninternational partners like the UN
\nOrganizations or private groups from
\nprofessional organizations to patient groups
\nand industry. We act with an awareness for
\nthe Social Determinants of Health as
\nfundamental challenges to our societies, but
\nalso to our profession. We specifically work to
\nstrengthen the use of immunizations, fight
\ntobacco and aim to reduce the abuse of
\nalcohol and drugs. Together with the World
\nHealth Organization we strive for the
\nintroduction and fostering of Universal Health
\nCare for all people and we will continue this
\nwork in the years to come.
\nTo us it comprises a core part of the work for
\nthe Sustainable Development Goals of the
\nglobal community.\u2028\u2028 This report will not replace
\nthe formal semestrial reports (Secretary
\nGeneral and Council Report) to the Council
\nand the General Assembly, but rather gives a
\nglimpse insight of some activities we had over
\nthe last year.
\nThis report is not to be thought to be
\nexhaustive or even complete, but should
\nrather be seen as a collection of snapshots
\ntelling the story of the past year.\u00a0\u2028\u2028I hope you
\nwill enjoy it.
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\nWMA President Dr Yokokura addressing the UHC
\nForum, December 2017, Tokyo, Japan
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\nA B O U T W M A \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 W M A 2 0 1 7 A N N U A L R E P O R T
\nThe World Medical Association was founded
\nSeptember 1947 in Paris after a two-year
\nperiod of preparation by a number of
\nnational Medical Association and the firm
\ndecision not to continue a previously existing
\nInternational Medical Association. In the
\naftermath of WWII and what then came to
\nlight about the abuse of medicine and
\nresearch, especially in Nazi-Germany \u2013 a new
\nstart was deemed necessary. Since then and
\nuntil today the focus of the World Medical
\nAssociation lies on building an international,
\nglobal consensus on the rules of the
\nprofession, the medical ethics or the
\ndeontology of medicine as it is called in some
\ncountries.
\nSince 1947 the WMA has published a number
\nof key policies, which have shaped medical
\nethics, like the Declaration of Geneva \u2013 the
\nsuccessor of the Hippocratic Oath (1947) a
\nfirst international professional code (1949) the
\nDeclaration of Helsinki on research involving
\nhuman beings (1964), the Declaration of
\nTokyo commanding physicians not to
\nparticipate in torture or degrading treatment
\n(1975) or the Declaration of Malta on Hunger
\nStrikers (1991).\u00a0
\nBut from the very beginning the WMA was
\nalso interested in the social environment of
\nhealth and health care and medical
\neducation. While the work\u00a0on our social
\nenvironment is still a second core issue of the
\nassociation and most prominently
\ndemonstrated in our work on the Social
\nDeterminants of Health (Declaration of Oslo,
\n2015).
\nThe engagement for medical education was
\nfused with the medical faculties, the
\nInternational Federation of Medical Students
\nAssociation and WHO by founding\u00a0the World
\nFederation for Medical Education (WFME)
\nwith which we are still in close co-
\noperations.
\nIn its early years the WMA resided in New
\nYork, close to the United Nations. In 1974 the
\nSecretariat moved to Ferney-Voltaire, France
\nin close proximity to the Geneva UN
\nCampus, in order to be close to the WHO.
\nWMA entertains formal relationships to
\nmany of the UN Agencies, like WHO, IMO,
\nILO, IMO, UNESCO, UNICEF as well as the UN
\nHuman Rights Council and the Social and
\nEconomic Committee of the UN. We
\nrepresent our members to international
\nprivate and public institutions and
\ncooperation closely with the International
\nCommittee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the
\nDelegates a the First General Assembly 1947
\nInternational Federation of Red Cross and
\nRed Crescent Societies \u00a0(IFRC).
\nThe WMA is networking with many other
\n(professional) associations in the field of
\nhealth care, human rights, social policy and
\nthe environment. Since 1999 we have a close
\ncooperation with the International Council of
\nNurses (ICN), the World Dental Federation
\n(FDI), the international Pharmaceutical
\nFederation (FIP) and the World
\nConfederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) in
\nthe World Health Professions Alliance
\n(WHPA).
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\nOne of the first policies of the then new
\nWorld Medical Association was the
\nDeclaration of Geneva in 1948. A
\ndeclaration or pledge that was intended
\nto replace the outdated Hippocratic
\nOath.
\nOver the thousands of years not only
\nmedicine had changed. We don\u2019t believe
\nanymore in Greek gods and swearing to
\nthem \u2013 and that is in the beginning of the
\nHippocratic Oath \u2013 was not seen as
\nappropriate anymore. And while ancient
\nGreek physicians where prohibited to do
\nsurgery \u2013 modern medicine would not go
\nwithout it. Yet basic ethical principles
\nthat have been attributed to the
\nHippocratic Oath like confidentiality and
\nnon-maleficence are still values we
\nhonour. And those cornerstones of
\nmedical ethics can be seen as the true
\nlegacy of the Hippocratic oath, which
\nnow are reflected in the Declaration of
\nGeneva.
\nThe Declaration has become the core
\ndocument of the WMA policy apparatus.
\nHowever, over the years the Declaration
\nitself got more and more forgotten. In a
\nsurvey with the WMA members the
\nworkgroup found a disappointing low use
\nof the Declaration and a tendency for
\nregional adaptations or versions. But in a
\ntime of globalization and exchange
\nshouldn\u2019t our ethical rules be the same all
\nover?
\nWith that in mind, the workgroup
\nanalysed the short fallings and strengths
\nof the Declaration and finally proposed a
\nrevised version to WMA Council and the
\nGeneral Assembly meeting in Chicago
\nOctober 2017.\u00a0Clearly the new like the old
\ndocument does not attempt to be trendy
\nor fashionable, the revised version
\nretained form and values of the old
\nversion and with that most of the text.
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\nThe Declaration of Geneva is a true successor the Hippocratic Oath
\nBut it rearranged the text in a more logical
\norder and added some new items to them.
\nAnd although some may argue those new
\nitems have been implicit before, but it was
\nfelt that they had to be mentioned
\nexplicitly now.
\nThere are four main additions to the
\nDeclaration of Geneva in the 2017 version
\n\u00b7 The respect for patient autonomy
\n\u00b7 The obligation to share medical
\nknowledge
\n\u00b7 The promise to give due respect to
\nteachers, colleagues and students
\n\u00b7 The attention to one\u2019s own health and
\nwell-being
\nThe added subtitle \u201cThe Physician\u2019s Pledge\u201d
\nunderlines the difference from an oath.
\nAnd finally: The document is no longer
\ntargeting only beginners, but also can and
\nshould be used by experienced physicians
\nrenewing their commitment to medical
\nethics.
\nThe new text reads:
\nThe Physician\u2019s Pledge
\nAS A MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION:
\nI SOLEMNLY PLEDGE to dedicate my life to the service of humanity;
\nTHE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF MY PATIENT will be my first
\nconsideration;
\nI WILL RESPECT the autonomy and dignity of my patient;
\nI WILL MAINTAIN the utmost respect for human life;
\nI WILL NOT PERMIT considerations of age, disease or disability, creed,
\nethnic origin, gender, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual
\norientation, social standing or any other factor to intervene between my
\nduty and my patient;
\nI WILL RESPECT the secrets that are confided in me, even after the patient
\nhas died;
\nI WILL PRACTISE my profession with conscience and dignity and in
\naccordance with good medical practice;
\nI WILL FOSTER the honour and noble traditions of the medical profession;
\nI WILL GIVE to my teachers, colleagues, and students the respect and
\ngratitude that is their due;
\nI WILL SHARE my medical knowledge for the benefit of the patient and
\nthe advancement of healthcare;
\nI WILL ATTEND TO my own health, well-being, and abilities in order to
\nprovide care of the highest standard;
\nI WILL NOT USE my medical knowledge to violate human rights and civil
\nliberties, even under threat;
\nI MAKE THESE PROMISES solemnly, freely, and upon my honour.
\nFor a second time the WMA held its
\nleadership course under the Caring
\nPhysicians of World Initiative at the Mayo
\nClinic in Jacksonville, Florida. 29
\nparticipants from\u00a020\u00a0countries (Brazil,
\nIceland, India,\u00a0Japan, Korea, Kenya, Latvia,
\nMalaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria,
\nRomania, Singapore, Senegal, South Africa,
\nSweden, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago,
\nUruguay, and Zambia) participated at this
\nyear\u2019s course. Originally the course was
\nprovided by the international business
\nschool INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France
\nand later at their Campus in Singapore. For
\ntwo years now the course is being held at
\nthe Mayo Clinic, which kindly allows the
\nWMA to hold the course at their campus
\nand delivers the content on social media
\ncommunication in health.
\nThe purpose of the course is to support the
\nphysician leaders of tomorrow to be more
\neffective in their roles within their National
\nMedical Association. More specifically, the
\nprogram aimed to enhance competency
\ndevelopment in core domains:
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\nSecond CPW Leadership Course hosted\u00a0at the Mayo Clinic
\n\u2022Leadership, strategic decision-making
\nand negotiation
\n\u2022Health communication and policy
\n\u2022Social media and traditional media
\nAmong the participants were 28
\nphysicians ranging from experienced
\nleaders to junior doctors plus one
\nmember of the WMA secretariat. The
\nphysicians attending represented
\nseveral practice disciplines from family
\npractice to psychiatry, from public
\nhealth to surgery and academia.
\nIn difference to earlier course, the
\nlectures and exercises at Mayo deal
\nmore with communication methods
\nand strategies. Faculty from Brandeis
\nUniversity, The Institute for Healthcare
\nExcellence, Mayo and Health Care
\nStrategy delivered the content in
\nsession over five days. Nearly every
\nparticipant found the course providing
\nnew skills for them and being relevant
\nto their work as medical leaders.
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\nIn May 2017, in parallel to the World Health
\nAssembly, the WMA together with the ICRC,
\nthe Permanent Missions of Switzerland and
\nCanada, the World Health Organization
\n(WHO), and M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF)
\norganised a prominent joint side-event in the
\nGeneva Palais. The event on 22nd May
\nentitled: \u201cAttacks on healthcare: Where do we
\nstand one year after the adoption of the UNSC
\nResolution 2286?\u201d aimed to look at concrete
\nmeasures to address increasing attacks on
\nhealthcare, including with the support of the
\nResolution.
\nThe side-event – co-chaired by Alain Berset,
\nVice-President of the Swiss Federal Council,
\nand the Honourable Jane Philpott, Canadian
\nMinister of Health – provided an excellent
\nopportunity for the broad health community
\ngathered in Geneva for the World Health
\nAssembly to listen to the perspectives of key
\nactors in this area, including Dr Peter
\nSalama,\u00a0Executive Director of WHO Health
\nEmergencies Programme, Yves Daccord,
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\nKeeping on our engagement to stop violence against health care
\nThe United Security Council Resolution 2286
\nThe Security Council, composed of 15
\nmembers, has primary responsibility for the
\nmaintenance of international peace and
\nsecurity. All Member States are obligated to
\ncomply with its decisions. In May 2016, the
\nSecurity Council adopted the resolution 2286
\ncondemning attacks against medical facilities
\nand personnel in conflict situations. Its
\nendorsement followed the Spanish initiative
\nbringing to the attention of the diplomats the
\n\u201cEthical Principles of Health Care in Times of
\nArmed Conflict and Other Emergencies\u201c,
\nadopted by the Civilian and military health-
\ncare organizations, including the WMA, in June
\n2015. The resolution demands an end to
\nimpunity for those responsible and respect for
\ninternational law on the part of all parties to
\narmed conflict and urges States and all parties
\nto armed conflict to develop effective
\nmeasures to prevent and address acts of
\nviolence against the delivery of medical care in
\narmed conflict.
\nDirector-General of the ICRC, Dr Joanne Liu,
\nPresident of MSF as well as Dr Ardis Hoven,
\nChair of the WMA\u2019s Council. Dr Hoven
\nrecalled that attacks on health care
\nconstitutes a matter of primary concern for
\nthe WMA and expressed her grave concerns
\nregarding the decreasing threshold for
\nusing violence in civil and emergency
\ncontexts. Noting the consequent erosion of
\nmedical neutrality, she strongly denounced
\nthat health care personnel and facilities are
\nbecoming\u00a0targets\u00a0of war. In conclusion, the
\nChair of WMA\u2019s Council called for society
\nleaders \u2013 not only in conflict zones \u2013 to
\nurgently engage to ensure that health care
\ncan be provided safely under the best
\nconditions. The full implementation of the
\n2286 Resolution by Member States would
\nbe a good start. Violence has a serious and
\ndetrimental effect on the provision of health
\ncare in regions where the need is the
\ngreatest.
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\nIn June 2017, Dr Dainius Purras , the Special
\nRapporteur on the right of everyone to the
\nenjoyment of the highest attainable standard
\nof physical and mental health presented his
\nreport to the United Nations Human Rights
\nCouncil (Report A\/HRC\/35\/21). Being the
\ninternational reference body for defining
\nmedical ethics values, the WMA considered
\nthat its contribution to the discussion on
\nmental health and human rights was
\nessential. With the core contribution of Dr
\nMiguel Jorge (Brazilian Medical Association),
\npsychiatrist and Chair of the WMA Socio-
\nMedical Affairs Committee, and based on its
\nStatement on Ethical Issues Concerning
\nPatients with Mental Illness, the WMA
\nproduced written comments on the report. In
\nits comments, the WMA welcomes the
\nSpecial Rapporteur Report denouncing the
\nwidespread and continuous violations of the
\nfundamental rights of persons with mental
\nhealth conditions and recalls physicians\u2019
\nresponsibilities to support the well-being and
\nrights of all patients.\u00a0
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\nglobal society requires a healthy planet
\nIThe WMA supports a holistic approach
\nplacing all mental health stakeholders
\ntogether for a balanced bio-psychosocial
\nmodel of care allowing to take into
\nconsiderations the various needs of the
\npatients.
\nNoting also that low quality care and abuses
\nin psychiatric institutions are mostly related to
\npoor resources, underdevelopment, ignorance
\nand stigmatization of persons with mental
\nhealth conditions, the WMA denounces the
\noften very precarious working conditions of
\nhealth professionals. The written comments
\nconclude by recommending the inclusion of
\npsychiatrists and other health professionals in
\nthe discussion on human rights in mental
\nhealth and in advocating for an inclusive, bio-
\npsychosocial approach.
\nThe Special Rapporteur, Dr Puras, welcomed
\nWMA comments positively, valuing its
\nlegitimate contribution to the debate. A
\nregular dialogue has since then been in place
\non this issue and other health related human
\nrights issues.
\nDuring the year 2017, the WMA maintained its
\nactive engagement tohighlight the
\nimportance ofhealth in the global discussions
\non climate change, in particular inwith
\nrespect tothe implementation of
\ncoreelements of the Paris agreement. The
\nWMA was present at both the COP23
\nconference as well as the meetings of the
\nsubsidiaries bodies of the UNFCCC in April
\nand November 2017in Bonn, Germany. \u00a0
\nBased on WMA policy line, and in
\ncollaboration with other key partners and
\nWHO,\u00a0the delegation advocated for the
\nurgent implementation ofthe actions needed
\nto meet the\u00a0commitments of theParis
\nAgreement,,\u00a0enouncing the consequences of\u00a0
\nclimate change on healththroughsocial and
\nenvironmental determinants of healthand
\nthe very short timeline to act in order to
\nprotect human wellbeing. \u00a0
\nThe line of action in Bonn was articulated on
\nthe requisite for a transdisciplinary and
\ninclusive approach that considers broad
\nimperatives, such as the Sustainable
\nDevelopment Goals, and to seize the
\nopportunities of many cost-effective public
\nhealth interventions, such as cleaner air,
\nhealthier diets, more physically active
\nlifestyles, to mitigate and adapt to climate
\nchange.\u00a0
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\nWHO developed the Global Action Plan on
\nAntimicrobial Resistance, which articulated
\nfive main objectives with the healthcare
\nworkforce being a key player in their
\nattainment. Most notably,
\nObjective 1 strives to \u201cimprove awareness and
\nunderstanding of antimicrobial resistance
\nthrough effective communication, education
\nand training.\u2019\u2019 The WHO established an AMR
\nsecretariat whose purpose is to link the
\nvarious stakeholders, get them involved and
\ncoordinate the activities of the Action Plan.
\nOne emphasis will be on the education of
\nmedical students and physicians. WMA
\nparticipated in a WHO expert consultation
\nmeeting on health workforce education and
\nAMR. The outcome of this meeting was the
\ndevelopment of the first draft of the global
\ninterprofessional AMR competency
\nframework for health workers education. \u00a0This
\ntool will assist health policy planners and
\ndecision makers in countries to work towards
\nachieving the first objective of the WHO
\nGlobal Action plan on AMR which aims to
\nimprove awareness and understanding of
\nAMR through effective communication,
\neducation and training.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nIt is also intended to serve as the basis for the
\ndevelopment of a global prototype AMR
\ncurriculum for health workers education and
\ntraining scheduled.
\nWMA commented the first draft version
\ntogether with the World Federation of
\nMedical Associations. in order to be able to
\nreduce the burden of AMR that it is of utmost
\nimportance to have a deep knowledge of
\ndiagnosis before prescribing an antibiotic.
\nA study from India reports on the overuse and
\ninappropriate choice of antibiotics for acute,
\nuncomplicated infections of the respiratory
\ntract (3) and shows how critical the deep
\nknowledge and training in diagnosis is for the
\nprescribing health professional. Therefore, our
\ncomments included the knowledge and
\ntraining aspects to do a proper diagnosis and
\nto differentiate between different origins and
\nseverity of infections.\u00a0
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\nIn 2017, the leaders of WMA have
\nrepresented the organization in
\nover 30 events across the globe,
\ndefending the core values of
\nphysicians.\u00a0
\nMore than
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\nDuring the Fourth Global Forum on Human
\nResources for Health in November 2017 in
\nDublin, Ireland WMA organized together with
\nthe International federation of Pharmacists
\nFIP the side session on: How can regulation
\nensure quality health care, professional
\nautonomy and protect the public\u2019s interest?
\nCommercialised health care models may
\naffect professional autonomy and the
\ndelivered quality of care.\u00a0
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\nprotect the public\u2019s interest?\u00a0
\nTo address the global problems of unsafe
\nmedication practices, the WHO has launched
\na Global Patient Safety Challenge on
\nMedication Safety with the overall goal to
\n\u201creduce the avoidable harm due to unsafe
\nmedication practices by 50% worldwide by
\n2020\u201d. In order to develop this initiative, the
\nWHO invited the WMA and other relevant
\nstakeholders to several consultations this year.
\nUnder this overarching topic WMA was invited
\nby the WHO to participate in a Global
\nConsultation for Setting Priorities for Global
\nPatient Safety in collaboration with the Centre
\nfor Clinical Risk Management and Patient
\nSafety, Department of Health.\u00a0
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\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Patient Safety\u00a0
\nThe purpose of health care regulation is to
\nprotect the public\u2019s interest and ensure
\npatient-centred quality care based on ethical
\nprinciples, as opposed to the profit-oriented
\nmodels of care. Professional autonomy
\nthrough self-regulation defines standards and
\nensures quality for health care models.
\nTherefore, regulation has an important role in
\nthe implementation of strategies such as the
\nWHO Global Strategy on Human Resources
\nfor Health to accelerate UHC and ensure a
\nsustainable health workforce.\u00a0\u00a0
\nThis high-level global event brought together
\nkey international experts and senior policy
\nmakers from ministries of health from both
\ndeveloped and developing countries.
\nThe objective of this consultation was to
\nidentify main challenges and barriers to
\nimproving patient safety for patients, health-
\ncare providers and the environment of care
\nand define priorities for future action by the
\nWHO and countries.
\nWMA wrote together with WHO and the other
\nhealth professions the\u2018Patient Safety
\nCurriculum Guide- Multi Professional
\nEdition\u2019and we participated in the update a
\nfew years later.
\nNow WHO would like to do a second revision
\nof this curriculum guide but do this in several
\nsteps. As the first step the chapter\u2018Improving
\nMedication Saftey\u2019should be updated with
\nthe possibility to have it as a single document
\nas well. In a first meeting in December 2017
\nwe discussed the topics, order and priorities
\nof the chapter improving medication safety.
\nBased on this discussion WHO will develop a
\nfirst revised version to be commented by
\nWMA and other health professionals.\u00a0
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\nConstituent Membership
\nThis category of members is typically
\nrepresented by\u00a0National and Territorial
\nMedical Associations\u00a0of Physicians from
\ndifferent countries in the world. Such
\nassociations are broadly representative of the
\nphysicians of their country by virtue of their
\nmembership, with their voting membership
\nbeing limited to physicians and medical
\nstudents. They are not subject to, or controlled
\nby, any office or agency of government.
\nAdvantages
\n1. Recognition and acceptance as a member
\nof an international organization such as the
\nWMA lends tremendous credibility to a
\nNational Medical Association (NMA). This is
\nparticularly true when there is more than one
\nprofessional association representing
\nphysicians in a country.
\n2. The WMA is in official relations with United
\nNations agencies such as the World Health
\nOrganization, which gives NMAs and Associate
\nMembers access to these world bodies.
\n3. By participating in the debate with
\ncolleagues from all over the world, NMAs and
\nAssociate Members have the opportunity to
\nprovide the world with valuable ethical
\nguidance and leadership in health care.
\n4. Information and knowledge can be sourced
\nfrom the WMA, which can contribute to the
\noptimal efficacy of NMAs and individual
\nphysicians.
\n5. NMAs and Associate Members can make
\nuse of the WMA\u2019s products and services.
\nWMA currently has a total of \u00a0114 members since October 2017. Detailed list available here.
\nM E M B E R S H I P \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 W M A 2 0 1 7 A N N U A L R E P O R T
\nAssociate\u00a0Membership Advantages
\nAssociate members is limited to physicians, as
\nthat term is defined in the WMA Bylaws and
\nmedical students who are properly enrolled in
\na medical school which the Council
\ndetermines is a recognized medical school in
\nthe country in which it is located, who have
\napplied for such membership and who have
\npaid the amount of dues prescribed for such
\nmembers. Associate membership is available
\nto such individual physicians and medical
\nstudents whether or not their National Medical
\nAssociation is a Constituent Member of the
\nWorld Medical Association.
\n1. Introductions to professional leaders in your
\nfield and appointments to visit medical and
\nhealth institutions abroad.
\n2. Information on medical meetings abroad.\u00a0
\n3. The privilege of attending and participating
\nin WMA annual assemblies.
\n4. A service department which will assist you
\nin meeting your colleagues both at home or
\nabroad.\u00a0
\n5. An internationally recognized membership
\ncard, automobile decals and certificate for
\ndisplay.\u00a0
\n6. WMA secretariat consultation, service and
\nsmall meeting center.\u00a0
\n7. Possible participation in foreign and
\nexchange programs.\u00a0
\n8. Publications of the World Medical
\nAssociation.\u00a0
\nWMA currently has\u00a0more that\u00a01000 active
\nAssociate Members\u00a0since October 2017.
\nThe registration page is\u00a0available here.
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\nBALANCE SHEET\u00a0FOR THE YEARS
\nAT 31 DECEMBER 2016 AND 2015
\nF I N A N C I A L R E P O R T \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 W M A 2 0 1 7 A N N U A L R E P O R T
\n\u00a0INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE
\nYEARS 2016 AND 2015\u00a0
\nWMA SECRETARIAT
\n13, ch. du Levant, CIB \u2013 B\u00e2timent A, 01210,
\nFerney-Voltaire, France
\nPhone: +33 4 50 40 75 75\u00a0
\nFax: +33 4 50 40 59 37
\nwma@wma.net
\nfacebook.com\/WorldMedicalAssociation\/
\ntwitter.com\/medwma
\nDr. Yoshitake YOKOKURA
\nPresident
\nJapan
\nDr. Leonid EIDELMAN
\nPresident-Elect
\nIsrael
\nDr. Ketan DESAI
\nImmediate Past President
\nIndia
\nDr. Ardis D. HOVEN
\nChairperson of Council
\nUnited States
\nDr. Ren\u00e9 H\u00c9MAN
\nChairperson of the Finance
\nand Planning Committee
\nNetherlands
\nDr. Miguel Roberto JORGE
\nChairperson of the Socio-
\nMedical Affairs Committee
\nBrazil
\nDr. Joseph HEYMAN
\nChairperson of the Associate
\nMembers
\nUnited States
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\nDr. Otmar KLOIBER
\nSecretary-General
\nGermany
\nDr. Frank Ulrich
\nMONTGOMERY
\nVice-Chairperson of Council
\nGermany
\nDr. Andrew DEARDEN
\nTreasurer
\nUnited Kingdom
\nDr. Heidi STENSMYREN
\nChairperson of the Medical
\nEthics Committee
\nSweden
\nDr. Ketan DESAI,\u00a0President of WMA\u00a0 (2016-2017)
\nwith\u00a0the WMA Staff
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