Current Policies

WMA's policies on ethical and social issues


Title Tags Year Type
WMA Declaration of Madrid on Professionally-led Regulation Autonomy, Ethics, Independence, Madrid, Patient Rights, Self-Governance, Self-Regulation 2009 Declaration
WMA Resolution on Collaboration between Human and Veterinary Medicine Antimicrobial Resistance, Avian Influenza, Cooperation, One Health, Veterinary Medicine 2008 Council Resolutions, Resolution
WMA Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance Antibiotics, Antimicrobial Agents, Public Health, Resistance, Standards 2008 Statement
WMA Resolution on Supporting the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction Anti-Personal Mines, Emergency Medical Services, Landmines, Ottawa Convention 2008 Resolution
WMA Statement on reducing the Global Burden of Mercury Chemical Exposure, Chemicals, Environment, Mercury 2008 Statement
WMA Statement on Reducing Dietary Sodium Intake Cardiovascular Disease, Diets, Hypertension, Nutrition, Sodium 2008 Statement
WMA Statement on Noise Pollution Environment, Hearing Loss, Noise Pollution, Prevention 2007 Statement
WMA Resolution in Support of the Medical Associations in Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean, Cuba, Latin America, Physician's Certification 2007 Resolution
WMA Statement on the Responsibilities of Physicians in Preventing and Treating Opiate and Psychotropic Drug Abuse Drug Abuse, Opiate Drug, Psychotropic Drug, Substitution, Therapy 2006 Statement
WMA Statement on Medical Education Faculty, Medical Education (Medical training), Professional Development, Students 2006 Statement
WMA Resolution on North Korean Nuclear Testing Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, CTBT, North Korea, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear weapon, TPNW, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 2006 Resolution
WMA Statement on Child Abuse and Neglect Child Abuse, Child Labour, Exploitation, Family Violence, Labour Market, Maltreat, Neglect, Reporting 2006 Statement
WMA Declaration of Malta on Hunger Strikers Degrading Treatment, Detention, Hunger Strike, Isolation, Malta, Peer Pressure, Prison 2006 Declaration
WMA Resolution on Tuberculosis MDR-TB, Multi-Drug-Resistant TB, Tuberculosis 2006 Resolution
WMA Statement on HIV/AIDS and the Medical Profession Access, AIDS, Confidentiality, HIV, Physicians, Prevention, Testing 2006 Statement