Current Policies

WMA's policies on ethical and social issues


Title Tags Year Type
WMA Resolution in support of Taiwan’s participation in all WHO Health Programs and inclusion in the International Health Regulations (IHR) Mechanism IHR, International Health Regulations, Taiwan, WHO 2021 Resolution
WMA Resolution in support of Medical Personnel and Citizens of Myanmar COVID-19, Health Care Workers, Human Rights, Myanmar, Protection, Violence 2021 Resolution
WMA Statement on Measures for the Prevention and Fight against Transplant-Related Crimes Crime, End-of-Life Care, International Cooperation, Organ Donation, Organ Procurement, Organ transplantation, Trafficking in Human Organs, Trafficking in Persons for the Purpose of the Removal of Organs, Transplant Surgery 2020 Statement
WMA Statement on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Blood Pressure, BP, Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension 2020 Statement
WMA Statement on Human Genome Editing Gene Therapy, Gene-Editing, Genetic Engineering, Genome Editing, Germline Modification, Informed Consent, Somatic Cells 2020 Statement
WMA Declaration of Cordoba on Patient-Physician Relationship Declaration of Geneva, Declaration of Helsinki, Declaration of Lisbon, International Code of Medical Ethics, Patient Autonomy, Patient Rights, Patient-Physician Relationship 2020 Declaration
WMA Declaration on Pseudoscience and Pseudotherapies in the field of health Alternative Therapies, False Science, False Therapies, Pseudoscience, Pseudotherapies, Unproven Therapies 2020 Declaration
WMA Resolution in Support of an International Day of the Medical Profession, October 30 COVID-19, Healthcare Professionals, International Day, Medical Profession, Pandemic 2020 Resolution
WMA Declaration on Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Ethics, Euthanasia, Physician-Assisted Suicide 2019 Declaration
WMA Statement on Healthcare Information for All Health Care, Information, Sustainable Development, Universal Health Coverage 2019 Statement
WMA Statement on Free Sugar Consumption and Sugar-sweetened Beverages NCDs, Non-Communicable Diseases, Nutrition, Obesity, Sugar 2019 Statement
WMA Statement on Medical Age Assessment of Unaccompanied Minor Asylum Seekers Asylum, Children, Medical Age Assessment, Migrant, Migration, Minors, Refugees 2019 Statement
WMA Statement on Gender Equality in Medicine Employment Opportunities, Female Physician, Feminization, Gender, Male Physician, Pay, Women, Work-Life Balance, Workforce 2018 Statement
WMA Statement on Biosimilar Medicinal Products Biosimilar Products (Biosimilars), Medicine, Originator Product, Patent 2018 Statement
WMA Statement on the Development and Promotion of a Maternal and Child Health Handbook Child, Continuum of Care, Handbook, Maternal and Child Health, Mother 2018 Statement