Speeches, Talks, Interviews

Valedictory Speech Dr. Osahon Enabulele, Immediate Past President

Inaugural Speech Dr. Lujain Al-Qodmani, WMA President 2023-2024

Valedictory speech – Dr. Heidi Stensmyren – Immediate Past President

Inaugural Speech – Dr. Osahon Enabulele, President 2022-2023

Valedictory speech- Dr. David Barbe, Immediate Past President

Inaugural Address- Dr. Heidi Stensmyren – President 2021-2022

WMA General Assembly, Cordoba, 2020

Ceremonial session

Valedictory Speech Dr. Miguel Jorge, Immediate Past President

Inaugural Address Dr. David Barbe, WMA President 2020-2021

COVID Talk [India] with Dr Arun Pawade reporting about his personal experience with violence in health care: https://youtu.be/8X9uNveSHaM

COVID Talk [USA] with Dr Caline Mattar, on the evidence of using the various types of face masks and face shields in clinical use and in the public: https://youtu.be/OgtGYtbGH5M

COVID Talk [Uganda] with Dr Richtard Idro reporting from a country with a very low number of cases, but taking strong protection not to risk a disaster: https://youtu.be/z0TWgPdgwPc

COVID Talk [Belgium] with Adv. Sara Roda on so-called COVID-Apps, their use, functionality, different national experiences and plans, data protection and public health needs. A matter about trust.

https://youtu.be/4EfmUPBA3g8

COVID Talk with Dr Klaus Reinhardt explaining the likely reasons for Germany’s relatively low death toll, the difficulties to get PPE, the reduction of strokes and heart infarcts showing up in clinics and potential collateral damage and idea by the German Minister of Health of an immunity proof as a tool to loosen restrictions.

https://youtu.be/qerjOMVoBIw

Message by WMA President Miguel Jorge on violence against physicians and other health professional. A plea for respect and peace: https://youtu.be/A0zFi16LS6Q

COVID Talk [France] with Dr Audrey Fontaine about the experience of young physicians with the COVID-19 Pandemic: https://youtu.be/tbhZkwKOG4Y

COVID Talk [France] with Dr Xavier Deau as a Family Physician working in a hotspot of Corona infections, talking about the fears and thoughts of his patients and himself, working without protection and a meager support by the health authorities: https://youtu.be/gZkdqRPGcVo

COVID Talk [Kenya] with Dr Jacqueline Kitulu on the measures to keep the number of COVID cases as low as possible in a country with very limited health care resources: https://youtu.be/rGG8_8oyrME

COVID Talk [Spain] with Dr Tomas Cobo on the extreme Corona outbreak in Spain, the rapid deterioration on individual patients and the delays in preparing for the crisis: https://youtu.be/bAdDyTGOh9A

COVID Talk [Sweden] with Dr Heidi Stensmyren describing a different approach to tackle the pandemics and the potential of being forced to triage for ICU treatment: https://youtu.be/hZyrDVKrIUY

COVID Talk [Australia] with Dr Tony Bartone on the Australian perspective of having a long time to deal with the pandemic: https://youtu.be/KBFw8LwBzho

COVID Talk [Iceland] with Dr Reynir Arngrimsson on massive testing to contain the pandemic: https://youtu.be/6xJ6_wx7LSw

Additional presentation with details 

COVID Talk [Sri Lanka] with Dr Indika Karunathilake

COVID Talk [Vatican] with Dr Pablo Requena

COVID Talk [Brazil] with Dr Miguel Jorge

COVID Talk [Taiwan] with Dr Brian Chang

COVID TALK [India] with Dr Ravi Wankhedkar

Covid Talk [Nigeria] with Osahon Enabulele

COVID Talk [Israel] with Dr Leonid Eidelman

WMA General Assembly, Tbilisi 2019

Ceremonial session

Inaugural Speech by Dr Miguel Jorge, WMA President 2019-2020

Valedictory Speech – Leonid Eidelman, Immediate Past President WMA and slide presentation

WMA General Assembly,

REYKJAVIK 2018,  Ceremonial session

Inaugural Remarks WMA GA 2018 revised

Valedictory Address Dr. Yokokura

Presentation during Valedictory Address

Inaugural address by Dr. Ketan Desai, WMA President 2016-2017

Valedictory address by Sir Michael Marmot, WMA President 2015-2016

Inaugural address by Sir Michael Marmot, WMA President 2015-2016

Valedictory address by Dr. Xavier Deau, WMA President 2014-2015

Inaugural address by Dr. Xavier Deau, WMA President 2014-2015

Valedictory address by Dr. Margaret Mungherera, WMA President 2013-2014

Pressure on Physicians and Medical Neutrality in Turkey by Dr. Bayazit Ilhan, President of Turkish Medical Association

Address by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Video in Japanese)

Translating Principles to Performance – Creating a Global System to Promote Responsible Conduct of Human Research by Physicians by Dr. Greg Koski, President and Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder of ACRES (Alliance for Clinical Research Excellence and Safety)

Inaugural address by Dr. Margaret Mungherera, WMA President 2013-2014

Valedictory address by Dr. Cecil B Wilson, WMA President 2012-2013

ICRC Health Care in Danger by Dr. Bruce Eshaya-Chauvin, Medical Adviser, Health Care in Danger Project, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Threaths to the Medical Profession in Turkey by Prof.Dr. Gülriz Erisgen, Vice President of Turkish Medical Association

Valedictory address by Dr. José Luiz Gomes do Amaral, WMA President 2011-2012

Inaugural address by Dr. Cecil B. Wilson, WMA President 2012-2013

Valedictory address by Dr. Wonchat Subhachaturas, WMA President 2010-2011

Inaugural address by Dr. José Luiz Gomes do Amaral, WMA President 2011-2012

Overview of the Japan Medical Association’s response to the catastrophic tsunami and earthquake by Dr. Masami Ishii, Executive Board Memeber of Japan Medical Association

The American Medical Association’s Activities in Support of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness by Dr. Jeremy A. Lazarus, President-Elect of American Medical Association

Interim Report of WMA President by Dr. Wonchat Subhachaturas

Address by Australian Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, The Hon Nicola Roxon, MP (powerpoint presentation in pdf)