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World Medical Association Warns Against Threats to Medical Professional Independence in Türkiye
The World Medical Association (WMA) today expressed serious concerns about developments in Türkiye that undermine the autonomy, self-regulation, and professional independence of the medical profession. These concerns relate to the current restrictions that hamper the Turkish…
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Protect Those Who Provide Healthcare: World’s Physicians Renew Call to Stop Attacks on Healthcare
The World Medical Association (WMA) today renewed its call on all parties to armed conflict to protect healthcare, following the unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Rotterdam on the Protection of Medical Neutrality at its General Assembly on 10 October. Medical associations…
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World’s physicians call for urgent global action against false health information
Rotterdam, the Netherlands – October 2026 – The World Medical Association (WMA) has adopted a new Statement on Addressing False Health Information at its 77th General Assembly in Rotterdam. The policy warns that inaccurate health claims, spreading rapidly on social media and…
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The World Medical Association General Assembly 2026 in summary
The 77th General Assembly of the World Medical Association, held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from 7–10 October 2026 and hosted by the Royal Dutch Medical Association (KNMG), brought together delegates from 46 National Medical Associations to address urgent issues facing the…
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World Medical Association urges Nicaragua to restore its national medical association and stop silencing physicians
Geneva, 15 October 2026 The World Medical Association (WMA) has condemned the Nicaraguan government’s interference with the work of the country’s doctors. Its General Assembly in Rotterdam adopted a revised Resolution on the Repression of Nicaraguan Doctors, which says the…
- https://www.wma.net/news-post/27228/
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Diseases we almost defeated could return, WMA warns over childhood vaccine schedule changes
The World Medical Association (WMA) has warned that changes to childhood vaccination schedules that are not evidence-based could bring back diseases that were close to elimination. Such changes would compromise global health and threaten the future of children worldwide. At its…
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Climate Change Threatens the Health of Future Generations, Physicians Warn
Geneva, 13 October 2026 The World Medical Association (WMA) has adopted a revised Declaration of Delhi on Health and Climate Change at its General Assembly. The revision calls on governments to treat climate change as a health emergency and to act on the rights of future…
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World Medical Association urges Russia to be fully transparent over laboratory worker’s death
Geneva, 12 October 2026 The World Medical Association (WMA) is calling on the Russian authorities to share all available information about the death of a laboratory worker in Siberia. The lack of transparency with global public health partners is of great concern. Last week, a…
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Global Physicians Demand Accountability for Attacks on Healthcare
The World Medical Association (WMA) has adopted the Declaration of Rotterdam on the Protection of Medical Neutrality at its General Assembly. The new declaration reaffirms one of the founding ethical values of the medical profession, a principle that is particularly challenged…
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WMA Resolution on the Critical Deterioration of the Healthcare System in the West Bank
Adopted by the 77th WMA General Assembly, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, October 2026, PREAMBLE The World Medical Association (WMA) reaffirms its Declaration on the Protection and Integrity of Medical Personnel in Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Violence and its commitment…
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WMA Statement on Addressing False Health Information
Adopted by the 77th WMA General Assembly, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, October 2026 PREAMBLE False health information poses a serious threat to patient safety and public health. When inaccurate claims spread, people may reject proven treatments, postpone necessary care,…
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WMA Declaration of Rotterdam on the Protection of Medical Neutrality in times of Armed Conflict and Other Situations of Violence
Adopted by the 77th WMA General Assembly, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, October 2026 PREAMBLE Medical neutrality is a combination of the duty of the physician and other medical personnel[1] to provide impartial care with the duty of States and de facto authorities, including…
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New WMA President Pledges to Protect Physicians, Strengthen Primary Healthcare and Set Ethical Standards for the Digital Era
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 9 October 2026 The newly inaugurated President of the World Medical Association (WMA), Dr. Jung Yul Park, has set out six commitments to guide the Association during his presidency. They range from strengthening primary healthcare and protecting the…
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WMA Deeply Concerned by Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak, Slow International Response and Escalating Violence
Rotterdam, October 8, 2026 The World Medical Association (WMA) is deeply concerned by the scale of the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, the slow, inadequate international response, and escalating violence. Declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 17 May 2026, the…
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World Medical Association urges Bangladesh to act now to end widespread violence against healthcare
The World Medical Association (WMA) has written to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh. It urges them to act on the alarming levels of violence against physicians, other health personnel and health facilities in the country. Reports…
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Contribute to the Revision of the WMA Medical Ethics Manual
The WMA Medical Ethics Manual was first published in 2005, followed by a second edition in 2009 and a third in 2015. In addition to the WMA’s English, French, and Spanish editions, it has been translated into 20 other languages. Each edition has incorporated updates to the WMA…
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18th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law
The 18th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law will be held in Porto, Portugal, from 28 to 30 September 2026. Sponsored by WMA, it will bring together participants from diverse professional and academic disciplines worldwide. The program includes two…
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Governments must act now to build a pandemic-ready health workforce, says WHPA
As world leaders meet in New York today for the UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR), the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) is calling on governments to act on their commitments to strengthen and invest in the health…